Current Commentaries

Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category

Iraq: Hearts Beating with Night Life

In Iraq on November 14, 2010 at 11:17 pm

BAGHDAD, Iraq – As night falls over the hot desert city, temperatures begin to cool. It still reaches 90+ degrees during these early winter months.

As it approaches 8pm, Ahmed Hanash gets ready to close his auto repair shops which usually severs about 50 customers per day. The little money Ahmed has coming in, he spends on his small apartment and entertainment. Today he plans to hit the town with his “boys.”

When Ahmed puts on his newly washed Ralph Lauren Polo and imported European cologne (which he bought from a new shop specializing in imports from Europe) the night life beings. Read the rest of this entry »