In this Sunday, Sept 2, 2012 photo, Iraqi women look at jewelry at a market in Kazimiyah neighborhood, Bagdad, Iraq. A new culture rift is emerging in Iraq, as young women replace shapeless cover ...

STORY: Dressed in traditional clothes and playing folkloric tunes, a group of Black Iraqis paraded through the streets of Basra’s Zubair district, surrounded by children clapping and singing along for ...

The Mesopotamia Group, which was founded in 2006 in Australia, aims to revitalise Iraqi music and singing. Founded and led by musician, Raed Aziz, the band has presented traditional songs from all ...

The total cost of a normal Kurdish costume is between 40,000 to 150,000 Iraqi dinars ($33-$125). While a Maraz outfit which is made of goat wool costs up to 500,000 Iraqi dinars ($416).

Iraqi Kurds celebrated their Nowruz New Year festival in Akre, in the country's northern autonomous Kurdistan region. "Nowruz is a national symbol, a folk heritage and a festival", says Fatima ...