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Ahmed Twaij

Ahmed Twaij is an independent Middle East analyst and an advisor to the Iraqi nongovernmental organization Sanad for Peacebuilding. He is also a photojournalist and has worked with a number of international humanitarian and human rights organizations.

Articles by Ahmed Twaij

The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet at a ceremony to repatriate it to Iraq.

When Will the West Truly Decolonize Its Museums?

Argument |

November 4, 2021, 4:46 PM

Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004

For Iraqis, War Is Not a Game

Argument |

May 30, 2021, 6:00 AM

An Iraqi protester waves the national flag during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment, in Baghdad on Oct. 5.

In Iraq, Protesters Are Sick of Corruption and Foreign Influence

Argument |

October 7, 2019, 5:03 PM

Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Aug. 17, 2018.

Mohammed bin Salman Is Making Muslims Boycott Mecca

Argument |

July 2, 2019, 1:23 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to visit with families of fallen soldiers as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, right, follow at Dover Air Force base in Delaware on Jan. 19.

Why Pompeo Flew to Baghdad in a Hurry

Report |

May 17, 2019, 3:03 PM

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