Saman Dawod

Saman Dawod is an Iraqi journalist who covers politics as well as issues to do with minorities and human rights in Iraq and the Middle East. He has contributed to multiple outlets, including Al-Monitor as well as Daraj Media and other Arab and Iraqi websites. He has been working in the press since 2013.

Saman Dawod

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Plans for Mosul expansion spark talk of ‘demographic change’

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Will provincial elections open path for shift in Sunni politics in Iraq?

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Cases against social media influencers raise concerns over freedoms in Iraq

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Will new land ownership rights be game-changer for Iraq’s Yazidis?

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Almost a decade after IS blitz, Iraq’s Shiite Turkmens still suffer

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Iraq’s opposition movement moves from protest to politics

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Iraqi media figures fight back as 1969 law deployed to muzzle criticism

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Big tech under fire as Yazidis call for accountability

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Is Iraqi Kurdistan still a haven for dissidents?

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Why Sinjar is a growing focal point for Iraqi, regional competition

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Interview: Babylon Movement elbows out Iraq’s established Christian parties

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Why boycotters, established parties both want Iraqi voters to stay at home

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New Iraqi parties gird to set up opposition without representation

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Mosul emerges as flashpoint for Iraqi Sunni political infighting

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Why the PUK’s co-presidency broke down

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Sinjar remains contested 7 years after IS genocide

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Activists launch campaign to 'end impunity in Iraq'

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With deal in hand, will Baghdad, Erbil fulfil budget obligations?