BAGHDAD — For much of Iraq’s youth, sporting blingy makeup, slicked-up hair and skintight jeans is just part of living the teenage dream. But for their elders, it’s a nightmare. A… ...

As part of its efforts to preserve Assyrian heritage, Jennifer Shahin from ACSYA says the association is keeping alive traditional Assyrian clothing. Most of the world's Assyrians numbering between ...

Drought imperils Iraq's water buffalo and a child's way of life Mustafa Ahmed, 13, keeps watch over his buffalo herd as they wade at a waterhole in the Al-Mishkhab district, Iraq, June 23, 2023.

STORY: Dressed in traditional clothes and playing folkloric tunes, a group of Black Iraqis paraded through the streets of Basra’s Zubair district, surrounded by children clapping and singing along for ...

Child brides are not unusual in Iraq - Aziza herself was 16 when she married Layla's father - but uncertainty about the future in a country torn apart by violence and economic hard times has made ...

Ron DeSantis sparks online outrage by dismissing traditional Islamic robes as 'man dresses' during fourth Republican debate 'They all had man dresses on,' said Ron DeSantis of his time serving in Iraq ...

WAHED HAZIRAN, Iraq — Four-year-old Iraqi girl Haura should be enjoying her childhood — games in the street, tearing in and out of friends' homes and small squabbles over toys.Instead, a rare ...

Girls as young as nine could enter marriages under new measures being proposed in Iraq that could also see divorce protections for women revoked, human rights campaigners have warned.

Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage - Activists argue the new laws will erode safeguards for women ...

The Assyrian Cultural and Social Youth Association (ACSYA) has commissioned and collected examples of traditional dress from across the world.