AP Photo/Samir Mizban.
This week on War News Radio, we meet two couples who tell us about the difficulties of romance across cultural and political boundaries. Listen now to Candice Nguyen’s report.
And we speak with reporter Elizabeth Rubin, who tells us how life in Kabul is changing fast. Listen now to Emily Hager’s report.
In Iraq 101, we hear about [...]
AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg.
This week on War News Radio, we hear from Iraqis struggling to live with only a few hours of electricity a day, and learn why the Ministry of Electricity hasn’t been able to fix the problem. Listen now to Sam Barrows’s report.
Then, we turn the page and look at book markets in Iraq. Listen now to [...]
AP Photo/Hadi Mizban.
This week on War News Radio, we hear from aid workers and refugees who discussed the issues surrounding the Iraqi refugee dilemma at a recent panel in New York. Listen now to Jordan Bernhardt’s report.
We also hear from Middle East expert Michael Oren, who gives his take on the historical context of America’s involvement in the Middle [...]
Iraqi soldiers on a patrol in Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we speak with a reporter in Kirkuk province who’s been following the Iraqi police and army as they take on a major security operation. Listen now.
We also learn how some Iraqis have developed a taste for American television. Listen now to Emanne [...]
Aid workers distributing drinking water in a refugee camp in southern Iraq. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we look at how the war has changed the lives and music of Iraqi musicians. Listen now to Dan Symonds’ report.
We also speak to one Iraqi family who received a special immigration visa to come to [...]
An old man reading the Kurdish weekly, Hawlati. Photo courtesy of the Hawlati.
This week on War News Radio, we hear from Iraqi fixers, who have helped western reporters in Iraq do their job. Listen now to Tally Sharma’s report.
We also learn about the Kurdish parliament’s new media law. Listen now to Calvin Ho’s report.
And, in Iraq 101, we [...]
An interview with Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, a 12-year-old Afghan boy starring in the upcoming film “The Kite Runner”. AP Photo by Musadeq Sadeq.
This week on War News Radio, we hear about the uproar over the release of the new Kite Runner movie and find out about the future of Afghan cinema. Listen now to Elizabeth Bierut’s report.
We also [...]
Two Shi’a women in southern Iraq. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at marriages between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims. Listen now to Hansi Lo Wang and Aaron Schwartz’s report.
Also, Iraq’s mailmen face bigger challenges than rain, sleet or hail. We hear how the Iraqi postal system keeps the mail running [...]
This week on War News Radio, in response to a December referendum on who will control the oil-rich city, the current Iraqi government is moving Kurds back to Kirkuk, and moving Arabs back to where they came from. Listen now to Jon Erwin-Frank’s report.
And, shopping for food can be a dangerous errand for families in Baghdad. We hear about some [...]
Photo courtesy of PFC Charlie Wilson, currently serving in Iraq.
This week on War News Radio, we hear how U.S. service members in Iraq are using Facebook to keep in touch. Listen now to Anne Kolker’s report.
Then, we learn about Iraq’s Mandaens and their struggle for survival. Listen now to Hansi Lo Wang’s report.
We’ll also talk about how the war [...]
A cloth market in Iraq. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at a new plan to put Iraqi-made goods and clothing on American store shelves. Listen now to Elizabeth Threlkeld’s report.
Then, we hear about a brand new university opening its doors this week in the Kurdish north of Iraq. There are [...]
A view of the Tigris River in the city of Kut. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, Iraqi farmers are in trouble. They are now cut off from the government support they used to receive and are hampered by an uncertain market. Listen now to Anne Kolker’s report.
Then, we examine how pollution is [...]
Two Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint in Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we hear about an ongoing initiative to re-integrate former soldiers into Iraq’s new military. Listen now to Jon Erwin-Frank’s report.
Then, we look at the plight of Iraqi refugees in Syria. They are rapidly running out of money and have nowhere [...]
Children playing in Iraqi refugee camp. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, hospitals in southern and central Iraq are filled past capacity. We hear how patients are trekking north to seek medical attention in Kurdistan. Listen now to Emily Hager’s report.
Then, we tackle the question of what Iraq might look like in 2015. Listen now [...]
School children crossing the street in Baghdad, 2006. Photo courtesy of Ayub Nuri.
This week on War News Radio, we hear from an American elementary school teacher who taught in Afghanistan this summer, for the ninth time. Listen now to Cyrus Stoller’s report.
Then, we speak to some newly arrived Iraqi students who are starting school at American universities this fall. [...]
Radio Dijla office after attack. Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Broadcasting Company.
This week on War News Radio, we hear the story of Radio Dijla, a radio station in Baghdad that has come to symbolize the violence as well as reconstruction across the country. Listen now to Will Godwin and Adam Clapp’s report.
And coming soon to a theater near you: [...]
