Dr. Muhamed Almaliky, a research fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, joins us to discuss what Iraq's 2018 parliamentary elections suggest about voters' wishes for Iraq moving forward, while Nicholas Ristaino, a high school teacher in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, explains approaches for cultivating an understanding of Iraq’s recent past and current events.

Music Credits:

“Kim Arar,” by Wind of Anatolia, with permission

“Our Names Engraved,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Clay Pawn Shop,” by Blue Dot Sessions(CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Guinea,” by Blue Dot Sessions(CC BY-NC 4.0)

“The Basket,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Jog to the Water,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“So Go We,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Slate Tracker,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Jat Poure,” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Image Credit:

“Proud Iraqi Women Vote in Nasiriyah” by DVIDS, via Flickr(CC BY 2.0). The image has been cropped.