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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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
A 2011 file picture showing a US soldier touring al-Faw Palace in Victory Base Compound in Baghdad before it was handed over to the Iraqi government. (Reuters)
Building an American University on grounds of Saddam’s palace is heavy on symbolism
April 28, 2018
Palestinian children collect tyres before burning them to protect themselves from shots by Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border. (AFP)
Gaza children are becoming adults before their time
April 21, 2018
A ghost of the past. “The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist” by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. (AFP)
The Iraqi lamassu bull takes up residence in London’s Trafalgar Square
April 14, 2018
Workers clean the street in Mosul, on January 10. (Reuters)
After the war is won, ‘we shall not return’ to Mosul
April 14, 2018
Cuffs are seen in front of cells housing Islamic state members at a counter-terrorism prison in Sulaymaniyah. (Reuters)
Death sentences raise questions about Iraqi justice
April 07, 2018
Aya Aghabi, founder of Accessible Jordan. (Aya Aghabi)
Making Jordan accessible for wheelchair users
March 24, 2018
A man (R) changes US dollars to Iraqi dinars at a currency exchange shop in Baghdad. (Reuters)
Iraq’s untapped economy of remittances
March 24, 2018
An Iranian pilgrim flashes his passport while passing through a border crossing in the Iraqi city of Basra. (AFP)
As proxy warfare in region continues, Iraq falls even deeper into Iran’s pocket
March 17, 2018
An Iraqi girl carries water at a camp for internally displaced people in Hammam al-Alil, last year. (AFP)
Iraq’s chronic water crisis won’t be fixed by rain gods
March 03, 2018
Workers at Iraq’s Bin Omar natural gas facility, north of the southern port of Basra. (AFP)
Rise of ‘take-or-pay’ contracts is a blow to Iraq’s sovereignty
February 24, 2018
US Army soldiers stand next to a guided-missile launcher in the Iraqi village of Abu Ghaddur, last year. (AP)
As its Iraq mission shrinks, how much of a say can America retain?
February 17, 2018
Iraqi farmers collect potatoes from their fields in the village of Yusufiyah around 16kms south of Baghdad. (AFP)
Can Iraq’s ailing economy liberate itself in 2018?
February 10, 2018
A bus displays a poster advising people to check about their voting information ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections Baghdad. (AFP)
Iraqis respond to May’s elections with scathing satire
February 03, 2018
Iraqi government skimps on reconstruction preparations
January 09, 2018

Iraqi artist’s attempt to tap into children’s imagination
January 04, 2018