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Wassim Bassem

Boys look at a destroyed car at the site of a car bomb attack in Habibia district in Baghdad, March 23, 2015. The bomb killed two people and wounded 15, police and medics said. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili - RTR4UHTV

Irak’ta Ömerler niçin Hüseyin oluyor?

Wassim Bassem

An aerial view shows the Shrines of Imam al-Abbas and Imam al-Hussein during the commemoration of Arbain in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad December 13, 2014. Iraqi officials say millions of Shi'ite pilgrims from across Iraq and neighbouring countries are expected in Kerbala for Saturday's Arbain ritual, which marks the last of 40 days of mourning for the death of Imam Hussein that happened around 1,300 years ago. REUTERS/Abdul-Zahra (IRAQ - Tags: CITYSCAPE SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4HVZY

Iraklı gençler dini geleneklere sarılıyor

Wassim Bassem

Iraqi soldiers fire artillery during clashes with Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad June 30, 2014. Iraqi troops battled to dislodge the al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria. Alarming regional and world powers, the ISIL claimed universal authority when it dropped the local element in its nam

Para ve güç Iraklı gençleri İslam Devleti’ne çekiyor

Wassim Bassem

Armed tribal fighters take part in a mission to secure an area from militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in the Hamrin mountains in Diyala province July 25, 2014. Picture taken July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - RTR409ZG

Iraklı gönüllüler İslam Devleti’ne karşı donanımsız

Wassim Bassem

A passenger walks beside a train in a train station in Baghdad May 6, 2013. Iraq's infrastructure is dilapidated after decades of war, sanctions and economic decline. In a country where piles of rubble and incomplete buildings are commonplace, almost every sector needs investment, including electricity and the sewage system. But the country is laying plans to rebuild its historic railways and become a transit hub for goods that would be shipped from Asia to Iraq’s neighbours and beyond. Iraq's railways date

Iraklı Kadınlar Cinsel Tacizden Müzdarip

Wassim Bassem

Iraqi men walk past posters advertising a pornographic film at a cinema
in Baghdad, April 30, 2003. Pornography and prostitution was officially
banned under the regime of Saddam Hussein until his ousting from power
by U.S.-led forces two weeks ago.

REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RTRMOD7

Irak'ta Seks Ticareti Yaygınlaşıyor

Wassim Bassem