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A different reality of Baghdad
Caecilia Pieri visited Baghdad for the first time in 2003, accompanying a friend who was preparing for an exhibition of Iraqi artists in Paris. The trip, as it turned out, was to change her life in a way she never imagined. Moving through the city with her friend, Pieri discovered an aspect of Baghdad — its architecture — that had for all practical …
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Tourism hangs in balance at Babylon
The words "tourism" and "Iraq" don't often get used in the same sentence these days, but if a new project to help preserve the historic ruins of Babylon pays off, archaeologists and officials say the country could soon be back on the international travel map. So far, 2011 has been a good year for Babylon. Work funded by a $2 million …
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