Iraq: Then and Now

Karen Dabrowska is a New Zealander journalist living in London who focuses on Islamic culture and conflicts. Geoff Hann runs his own tour company in the UK, specializing in Iraq and the more unusual destinations.

PART ONE: THEN 1) The Ancient Kingdoms; 2) Ummayads, Abbasids and Ottomans; 3) The Emergence Of Modern Iraq PART TWO: NOW 4) Saddam's Iraq; 5) Life Under Sanctions; 6) The 2003 War Without End; 7) Post-Saddam Iraq: New Dawn Or Breakfast In Hell?; 8) Iraqi Voices PART THREE: THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE 9) The North; 10) Baghdad and Central Iraq; 11) The South; 12) Culture; 13) Iraq's archaeological heritage; 14) The Iraqis in Exile; APPENDICES: Further reading, Information for Travelers