Beneath the Liberation Monument all that is Solid Vanishes into Air - Statehood & Participation

3 March 2014
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Protesters at Tahrir Square in Baghdad. Source: The Street

March 15, 2012
By Saad Salloum

Saad Salloum gives a personal account of the motives and dynamics of the Iraqi protest movement that found inspiration in the Arab revolutions, but faces suppression by the Iraqi government and is moreover largely neglected by the international press.

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About the Author

Saad Salloum is an Iraqi journalist and civil society activists based in Baghdad. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Masarat that focuses on culture and religious dialogue, and has directed several films, including documentaries on Iraqi Christians and media freedoms.

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