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submitted 1 month ago by lay@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

As an Iraqi, I do ask this question to myself a lot, what the world opinion on modern Iraq. It changed a lot especially after ISIS war, but people here generally don't value the change that much due to high unemployment rates, drought, and bossy militias.

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[-] kabukimeow@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I LOVE the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the historic city of Uruk (Warka) is in modern day Iraq. In that way, I have a lot of respect for the history. However, I would be too scared to travel there, for example. I hope truly that now after ISIS war, things keep getting better for the people there. I don't hear many news from there anymore, though I wouldn't mind hearing.

[-] lay@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lots of tourists come around here, mainly to The marshes, the city of Babylon and Ur, yearly from the month of November to April where the temperature rates are at it's modest. I recommend you coming here, it's not that scary really from the tourists perspective.

[-] menemen@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

The Epic of Gilgamesh is really cool, I wish there were more modern reinterpretations of it, though.

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