Nazli Tarzi

Nazli Tarzi is an independent journalist, whose writings and films focus on Iraq’s ancient history and contemporary political scene.

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An Iraqi pushes a cart past rubble of what was a seven-storey building in Mosul, January 13. (AFP)
A year after Kuwait conference, Iraq is no closer to reconstruction
February 16, 2019
Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi (C) in Baghdad. (Reuters)
Iraq’s ministerial roulette grinds on as do fears of Iranian influence
January 12, 2019
A long way to go. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi (R) and Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani in Baghdad, last November.(Prime Minister’s Media Office)
Baghdad and Erbil have a long way to go to mend fences
December 08, 2018
An Iraqi child holds banknotes in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, last July. (AFP)
Iraq’s budgetary woes grow audible
November 24, 2018
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi holds his first cabinet session in Baghdad, on October 25. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office)
Appointments perpetuate Iraq’s corrupt system
November 03, 2018
Slow revival. An employee walks at the Zubair oil and gas field in Basra, last May. (AFP)
Despite fourth largest oil reserves, Iraq faces chronic electricity shortages
November 03, 2018
Iraqi children display certificates of excellence awarded by Sanad in Ramadi in Anbar province. (Sanad)
Lack of funds threatens Ramadi education centre
October 20, 2018
A view of a water stream in the Iraqi city of Basra. (Mohammad Dylan)
Basra’s water woes reflect lack of political will
September 29, 2018
Miss Iraq Sarah Idan (R) and Miss Israel Adar Gandelsman (L) pose for a selfie during preparations for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant in Las Vegas, last November. (Social media)
Miss Iraq discovers her political voice in Israel
August 04, 2018
An Iraqi volunteer with the charity Wasel Tasel distributes food to displaced raqis in Mosul. (Wasel Tasel)
Iraqi charity takes on mammoth task of rehabilitating Mosul
August 04, 2018
Large turnout. Visitors at the “Ishtar Reads” festival in the southern city of Hilla, last March. (Ishtar Reads)
Babil collective seeking female empowerment through literacy
July 14, 2018
A file picture of Baha Mousa’s sons as they show off a family photo of them posing with their father and mother at their home in Basra. (AFP)
Still no justice for Iraqi war victims
July 14, 2018
For the time being. A file picture shows Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sitting during a session at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad. (Reuters)
Iraq’s constitutional crisis reaches boiling point
July 07, 2018
People gather for an avent at St Peters Centre in Coventry. (Coventry ‘City of Sanctuary’)
Britain’s Coventry opens its doors to Iraqi refugees
June 23, 2018
Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party Raid Fahmi speaks at his party’s headquarters in Baghdad. (AFP)
Al-Sadr-Amiri alliance pushes Iraqi Communist Party to the margins
June 23, 2018
Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (L) greets Shia leader Ammar al-Hakim in Baghdad, on May 22. (Sadr Media Office)
Can Muqtada al-Sadr deliver on his ‘Iraq first’ promise?
June 09, 2018
Members of the all-female Khan Younis troupe pose for a photo during their trip to Britain in April. (Hands Up Project)
Gaza schoolgirl troupe receives hero’s welcome after British debut
May 19, 2018
A supporter of the Iraqi Communist Party holds the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle during a march in Baghdad. (AFP)
Iraq’s surprise election results raise questions about next leader
May 19, 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari during a meeting in Moscow, last February. (Reuters)
Russia may replace and eclipse US role in Iraq
May 12, 2018
Participants attend the “Iraq Solidarity Month” in London, on April 26.(Jehan Alfarra)
Anti-war activists seek to save Iraqi cause from oblivion
May 05, 2018