The Baghdad we love: a city reclaiming its memory
With every street restored and every café brought back to life, Baghdad regains something of a spirit that never really left.
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Dr Nadia Al-Shammari
A critic and academic in modern Arabic literature and the presenter of “Cultural Papers”, she writes about the memory of cities, reading and cultural life in Iraq.
With every street restored and every café brought back to life, Baghdad regains something of a spirit that never really left.
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Dr Nadia Al-Shammari
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