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2 months ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Azhar Al-Rubaie |Alex MacDonald
Safaa Rashid was barely an adult in 2005 when an explosion ripped through the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing his 21-year-old cousin, a university student who was working part-time at an electrical goods shop in the city's centre. "A suicide bomber stormed the market and detonated his explosive belt, killing my cousin and dozens of innocent people in an instant," said Rashid, now 38 and still living in Baghdad.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Forensic doctor Sara Melhem has been tirelessly working with her colleagues at the morgues of Damascus Hospital and Al-Mouwasat University Hospital hoping to help families find the remains of their loved ones in Syria. Following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad on 8 December 2024, Syrian rebel groups broke into the regime's detention facilities and freed incarcerated people across the country.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
newarab.com | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Forensic doctor Sara Melhem has been tirelessly working with her colleagues at the morgues of Damascus Hospital and Al-Mouwasat University Hospital hoping to help families find the remains of their loved ones in Syria. Following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad on 8 December 2024, Syrian rebel groups broke into the regime's detention facilities and freed incarcerated people across the country.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
ozarab.media | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Quran burning activist Salwan Momika found dead in SwedenStockholm police say man in his 40s was shot dead and that five people are currently under arrestAzhar Al-RubaieThu, 01/30/2025 – 10:44 A policewoman walks past an apartment building in Sodertalje, south of Stockholm, Sweden, on 30 January following the shooting of Salwan Momika (AFP/TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer)Swedish police have confirmed the killing of Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika overnight on Wednesday.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
middleeasteye.net | Azhar Al-Rubaie |Hassan Abdulrazzak
Swedish police have confirmed the killing of Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika overnight on Wednesday. Momika, who was in his 40s and became famous for his regular Quran burning events, was shot dead according to Stockholm police. “Five people were arrested overnight in connection with the murder incident.” Anna Westberg from Stockholm police's media centre told Middle East Eye. “The police received the alarm at 11:11 PM.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
newarab.com | Azhar Al-Rubaie
In 2013, the Islamic State group (ISIS/IS) declared control over parts of Syria, next year, they seized roughly one-third of Iraq. The group imposed its extremist ideology on the region, using violence and intimidation to enforce its rule. Those who opposed them faced severe consequences, including imprisonment and public beheadings. While ISIS was indeed driven out of Syria and Iraq in 2017, the aftermath of their brutal rule left behind a complex and challenging situation.
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May 11, 2024 | 
ozarab.media | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Gay and trans Iraqis plagued by threats, violence – and now the lawIraq’s vulnerable LGBTQ+ community gripped by fear as Iraq criminalises same-sex relationsAzhar Al-RubaieFri, 05/10/2024 – 10:10 Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr burn a poster depicting an LGBTQ+ flag during a protest in Karbala on 29 June 2023, denouncing the burning of the Quran in Sweden (AFP)Karrar, a 23-year-old unemployed gay Iraqi living in Babylon, finds himself paralysed by fear.
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May 10, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Karrar, a 23-year-old unemployed gay Iraqi living in Babylon, finds himself paralysed by fear. The Iraqi government recently criminalised homosexuality and transgender identities, pushing the already-vulnerable LGBTQ+ community further into an unknown fate. As anti-LGBTQ+ measures take effect, Karrar* is now contemplating relocation or seeking asylum, feeling the urgency to escape his own home. "The intensity of hatred directed at the LGBTQ+ community still shocks me.
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May 6, 2024 | 
dw.com | Azhar Al-Rubaie
Persamaan HakAsia | 07.05.20247 Mei 2024Media sosial selama ini menjamin ruang aman bagi minoritas seksual di Irak untuk berinteraksi. Namun sebuah legislasi baru membawa petaka bagi kebebasan di ranah digital. https://p.dw.com/p/4fYCwMedia sosial adalah satu-satunya ruang diskusi di mana kaum LGBTQ+ di Irak bisa saling berdiskusi secara terbuka tentang identitas seksual.
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May 3, 2024 | 
msn.com | Azhar Al-Rubaie
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