Tag: Iraqi

A Guide to the Metaverse With Iraqi Perspective

The term ‘Metaverse’ first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science-fiction novel “Snow Crash,” which envisions a virtual reality-based evolution of the internet. In the novel, people use digital avatars of themselves to explore the online world to escape the harsh re...

How to Learn Iraqi Arabic

Around 30,000,000 people speak Iraqi Arabic as their native language, and most of the remaining 7,000,000 people in Iraq speak it as a second language. In spite of this, there are few resources devoted to the language — especially relative to Levantine Arabic and Egyptian Arabic, its more popu...

Iraqi Literature in Translation

Askar Kusay is a prolific Iraqi-Danish author whose literary contributions have captivated readers across borders and generations. Born in Iraq in 1951, Kusay’s journey as a writer has been marked by a deep passion for storytelling and a dedication to exploring the complexities of the human ex...