Other Writing
Essays & Articles
Israel is Today’s Sparta: Middle East Wars Viewed from Iraq (Markaz Review, June 2025)
Hassan Blasim’s Sololand features Three Novellas on Iraq (Markaz Review, April 2025)
Artists must not stay silent or 'neutral' about Israel's genocide (Middle East Eye, December 2024)
Censorship over Gaza and Palestine Roils the Arts Community (Markaz Review, April 2024)
Arab Theatre Grapples with Climate Change, Borders, War & Love (Markaz Review, June 2023)
Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights (Markaz Review, February 2023)
Farha is a new milestone for Palestinian Cinema (Politics Today, January 2023)
I was a refugee boy from Baghdad (Guardian, June 2016)
ISIS' absurd fanatics, and one way of coping with it (Media Diversified, October 2015).
Between Al Assad and Al-Qaeda (Al-Ahram weekly, September 2013). An Arabic version of the article was also printed in Al-Hayat newspaper.
Iraqi cinema: under the shadow of occupation (The Middle East in London, Jan 2012)
On the path to democracy but at what cost? (Niqash, May 2010)
A Taste of Iraqi Chaos In London (Niqash, March 2010)
Long After The Tyrants Perish [in issue 127 of the Edinburgh Review]
The Middle East has culture, not just terrorism. (Guardian, April 2008)
The War on Hurricanes
Defeat the enemy
Review of Saturday, a novel by Ian McEwan
Hassan Blasim’s Sololand features Three Novellas on Iraq (Markaz Review, April 2025)
Artists must not stay silent or 'neutral' about Israel's genocide (Middle East Eye, December 2024)
Censorship over Gaza and Palestine Roils the Arts Community (Markaz Review, April 2024)
Arab Theatre Grapples with Climate Change, Borders, War & Love (Markaz Review, June 2023)
Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights (Markaz Review, February 2023)
Farha is a new milestone for Palestinian Cinema (Politics Today, January 2023)
I was a refugee boy from Baghdad (Guardian, June 2016)
ISIS' absurd fanatics, and one way of coping with it (Media Diversified, October 2015).
Between Al Assad and Al-Qaeda (Al-Ahram weekly, September 2013). An Arabic version of the article was also printed in Al-Hayat newspaper.
Iraqi cinema: under the shadow of occupation (The Middle East in London, Jan 2012)
On the path to democracy but at what cost? (Niqash, May 2010)
A Taste of Iraqi Chaos In London (Niqash, March 2010)
Long After The Tyrants Perish [in issue 127 of the Edinburgh Review]
The Middle East has culture, not just terrorism. (Guardian, April 2008)
The War on Hurricanes
Defeat the enemy
Review of Saturday, a novel by Ian McEwan
Poems
Shadow of their former selves - June 2001
The Absent tailor - Dec 2001
Ortaköy Mosque - Jan 2006
Greece - Sep/Oct 2005
The Lonesome Part - Aug 2005
Bad Points - Jan 2006
Mother Teresa - Sep 2007
End of the Party - Sep 2009
Freedom is a Myth - Feb 2011
Distance - March 2011
Histology - March 2011
Varanasi - June 2011
First Wife - Aug/Sep 2011
The Absent tailor - Dec 2001
Ortaköy Mosque - Jan 2006
Greece - Sep/Oct 2005
The Lonesome Part - Aug 2005
Bad Points - Jan 2006
Mother Teresa - Sep 2007
End of the Party - Sep 2009
Freedom is a Myth - Feb 2011
Distance - March 2011
Histology - March 2011
Varanasi - June 2011
First Wife - Aug/Sep 2011
Short Stories
Kuszib [in issue 1 of Shattered Prism, Rosarium Publishing]
Fairytales [in issue 127 of Edinburgh Review]
Love in the Time of Barriers [in issue 38 of Banipal and issue 18 of siècle 21]
The Game [From 8 to 21 March, 2011 in Fatboy Review]
Swine [From 8 to 21 March, 2011 in Fatboy Review]
Fairytales [in issue 127 of Edinburgh Review]
Love in the Time of Barriers [in issue 38 of Banipal and issue 18 of siècle 21]
The Game [From 8 to 21 March, 2011 in Fatboy Review]
Swine [From 8 to 21 March, 2011 in Fatboy Review]
