Iraqi car bomb survivor eyes gold in Paris Paralympics

Iraqi paralympics table tennis athlete Najlah Imad, displays her medals at her house in Baqubah, on February 26, 2024. When car bomb survivor Najlah Imad first took up table tennis, her relatives warned against it. But a decade later, the Iraqi teenager who lost three limbs is gunning for gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Najlah was just three years old when a 2008 sticky bomb ripped into her father’s car -- an ex-military-- in the city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqis Yazidis hold candles at Lalish Temple, in a valley near the northern city of Dohuk

During a ceremony marking the Yazidi New Year, Yazidis light candles at Lalish Temple, in a valley near the northern city of Dohuk, in the autunomus Kurdistan Region on April 16, 2024.

Easter Eve Service Led by Syriac Catholic Archbishop in Qaraqosh

Christians gathered as the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul led the Easter Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh.

Good Friday in Erbil's Ainkawa district

Kurdish New Year of Newroz

People from all over the Kurdistan Region gathered at Akre on Wednesday to celebrate the Kurdish New Year of Newroz by climbing up a mountain with torches and lighting a large Newroz fire.

Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday

Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday march on Saturday ahead of the mass on Sunday.

Sufi dance training in Erbil

Kurdish dance instructor Parang Jihani performs a Sufi dance training session in Erbil, Kurdistan Region.

Iraq's Sabean-Mandaean community celebrate the Eid al-Khaliqah

Iraq's Sabean-Mandaean community celebrate the Eid Al-Khaliqah, the five-day Feast of Creation, on the bank of the Tigris river in #Baghdad on Wednesday.

Baghdadis flooded the Shorja market celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan

Baghdadis flooded the Shorja market on Sunday as they celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan where many Muslims across the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Families eagerly prepare to break their fast together in Iftar (dinner), buying all different products from the diverse Baghdad market.