The culture history of the Republic of Iraq

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The history of education in the Republic of Iraq

Saddam to build huge mosque in Baghdad: IRQ News, 10 December 1997. Saddam Hussein has approved the design for what he calls the world's largest mosque, a domed hall capable of holding 30,000 worshipers alongside a huge artificial lake shaped like a map of the Arab world.
Iraq's ancient Babylon bites the dust: Priceless artifacts go missing amid isolation and turmoil: By Kevin Tibbles, NBC News, 19 February 1999. Ancient Babylon, a site of Biblical lore a couple hours south of Baghdad, is only one of more than 10,000 vital archeological sites in Iraq that have fallen into complete disrepair. Sanctions imposed by the West prevent scientists from visiting Iraq's treasured archeological sites. There is little money to preserve and protect priceless remains.
Iraq book campaign: Letter from Fawaz Zuriekat, 25 March 2002. The National Mobilization Committee for the Defense of Iraq (NMCDI) in Jordan has initiated an academic book collection Campaign for Iraq. The goal of this campaign is to provide Iraqi students, academics and intellectuals with scientific and academic books and references that have been prohibited entry to Iraq for the past ten years.