Episode 2: ’My father was taken from us’

Episode 2: ’My father was taken from us’

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Episode 3: ‘A new world order’

America's decision to go to war in 2003 and remove the regime of Saddam Hussein has shaped much of the century for Iraq, the region, the United States and arguably the world. In this episode, host Mina Al-Oraibi discusses how the world has changed since the US-led invasion with E ...  Show more

Episode 4: ‘Young people are the hope’

Twenty years on, as politicians, analysts and journalists consider the anniversary of the US-led invasion and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, an entire generation of Iraqis are too young to have any recollection of the war. They are the young Iraqi men and women who represen ...  Show more

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