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A space for dialogue and reflection. Essays on events, time and people, and Iraq and the region, written by someone who lived what he writes about.
A Conversation Between a Father and His Son
Dr. Alaa Mahmoud Al-TamimiFebruary 2026On a quiet winter evening, a son sat beside his father, who had passed seventy.The light was dim, and the house rested in a serenity that resembled the calm of…
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In the Heart of the Balkans: A Journey Through Memory, Landscape, and People. New Roads on the Map of the Soul
Journeys are not merely journeys through geography; they are inner revelations, encounters with others, and recordings of the pulse of places. This…
Atatürk’s House in Trabzon: A Nation’s Memory Between Walls and Trees
I left Batumi early in the morning, heading toward the Georgian-Turkish border—barely twenty kilometers away. On the Turkish side, a car was…
Travel, a Mirror to the Soul and a Bridge Between Nations
From distant New Zealand to the Andes Mountains, from the alleys of Marrakech to the streets of Muhammad Bourgaba , from the…
The Statue of Ilia Chavchavadze in Batumi: On Symbols That Endure… and Others That Are Erased
During my recent visit to the coastal Georgian city of Batumi, I paused in reflection before a bronze bust of a figure…
Warsaw: A City Between the Ruins of the Past and the Splendor of the Present**
When I set foot on Warsaw's sidewalks after forty years of absence, it felt like stepping into a fragmented dream. The city…
My visit to Gori, Georgia: In the shadow of Stalin
My travels have always been an opportunity to discover places with their natural beauty, but they are also a gateway to delving…