The Republic of Iraq is situated in the Zagros mountain range, the Syrian Desert, and the Arabian Desert in Western Asia. In ancient times, Iraq was known as Mesopotamia in the "cradle of civilization," which is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.The capital city is Baghdad and the official languages are Arabic and Kurdish.
Regular Blogs
In 2003, when she was 24 years old, this Iraqi girl began her blog with the statement, "I survived the war. That's al that you need to know. It's al that matters these days anyway." Here she chronicles her day-to-day life and the life of those around her as they struggle to rediscover normalcy.
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
Serves as a hub for refugee news as well as other items that, in the author's mind do not matter much since Iraq declared victory. This blog was created in order to highlight the plight of Iraqis seeking asylum outside the country and the diaspora.
http://forgetbaghdad.blogspot.com/
This weblog was created in November of 2003 walking the reader through the dramatic changes in Iraq, its consequences and results, and sometimes just the raw anger or regret of the bloggers over the three decades of Saddam's regime.
http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
A young man who does not remember Iraq returns for a little while in 2009, becomes reacquainted with his family and culture, and writes about his experiences there.
http://mooiraq.blogspot.com/
