Weekend Reading: Iraq’s Kakai, “Being Syrian,” and a Death in Cairo
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Weekend Reading: Iraq’s Kakai, “Being Syrian,” and a Death in Cairo

Reading selections for the weekend of February 12, 2016.
Syrians line up as they wait to cross into Syria at Oncupinar border crossing in the southeastern city of Kilis, Turkey (Osman Orsal/Reuters).
Syrians line up as they wait to cross into Syria at Oncupinar border crossing in the southeastern city of Kilis, Turkey (Osman Orsal/Reuters).
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
February 12, 2016 5:00 pm (EST)

Ako Shawais discusses Iraq’s Kakai minority and describes his role as their first political representative in Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government.

Maysaloon questions what it means to be a Syrian today.

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Iraq

Middle East and North Africa

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Egypt

Isabel Esterman contemplates the cost of doing business in Egypt in the wake of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni’s murder.

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Iraq

Middle East and North Africa

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Egypt