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This blog collects articles and ideas written or developed by Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi, which he shares online in the hope of providing insight, knowledge, and in-depth thoughts on various topics.
Topics covered include personal writings, critical analyses, and intellectual exchanges, as well as reviews of works that marked his professional and personal life.
He discusses his experiences in Iraq and abroad, his public engagements, and his thoughts on reconstruction, urban planning, and education. He also reflects on key moments from his life in different countries and shares what he learned from the cultures he encountered along the way.



The Statue of Ilia Chavchavadze in Batumi: On Symbols That Endure… and Others That Are Erased
During my recent visit to the coastal Georgian city of Batumi, I paused in reflection before a bronze bust of a figure whose features...
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Warsaw: A City Between the Ruins of the Past and the Splendor of the Present**
When I set foot on Warsaw's sidewalks after forty years of absence, it felt like stepping into a fragmented dream. The city I left in the...
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My visit to Gori, Georgia: In the shadow of Stalin
My travels have always been an opportunity to discover places with their natural beauty, but they are also a gateway to delving into...
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Tbilisi: Where Past Meets Present-A Journey with Friends
We landed before dawn on Turkish Airlines. The arrivals hall was almost empty; our flight seemed to be the city’s wake-up call. Broad...
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The Silent Threat: Nuclear Radiation Risks Facing Iraq and the Gulf in the Event of an Israeli Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
In a region already engulfed in conflicts and instability, a looming danger casts its shadow — one that carries no sound yet promises...
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"Click-and-paste intellectuals": When culture is reduced to copy and paste
In a world where speed has overtaken contemplation, and quantity has overtaken quality, it has become easy for someone to claim culture...
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Life Between Buildings: Memory of Place
Amid the hustle and bustle of cities and their towering buildings, Danish architect Jan Gehl whispers an elusive truth: "The soul of a...
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When Cities Were Woven with Golden Threads: The Iraqi Reconstruction Board and the Forgotten Lessons of History
At a time when Iraq was weaving its dreams with golden threads, specifically in the early 1950s, a unique national will emerged to...
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Pride in the language of democracy
On the night of the announcement of the results of the recent Canadian election, I watched the scene in front of my screen with rapt...
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Canada is not for sale… Carney and the cleverness of confronting Trump
During the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, Trump reiterated...
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Baghdad: Memory of a City
Baghdad – A Hymn to Eternity from the Cloak of History In the heart of geography, where legends lie beneath the soil of the Tigris and...
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The Gulf is one, but each shore has its own story.
Amidst the folds of history and the conflicts of the present, the Gulf is contested by names, just as nations contest it. To Arabs, it is...
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Naked soul in front of life
Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi The walls of hospitals have heard a prayer more sincere than all the prayers of mosques and the hymns of temples......
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Farewell to His Holiness Pope Francis I... Pope of the Poor and Voice of Dialogue
Dr. Alaa Mahmoud Al-Tamimi - April 21, 2025 With feelings of sadness, the world was shocked this morning by the passing of the Pope of...
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Notre Dame Church fire
Six years ago today, April 16, 2019, France and the world were shaken by the news of a fire at the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral. The...
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The Gulf is one, but each shore has its own story.
Amidst the folds of history and the conflicts of the present, the Gulf is contested over names, just as nations contest it. To Arabs, it...
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Baghdad – Anthem of Immortality from the Cloak of History*
In the heart of geography, where myths lie beneath the soil of the Tigris and ancient alleys whisper the secrets of ages, a city unlike...
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Canada is not for sale
During the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, Trump reiterated...
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Pride in the Language of Democracy
On the night of the announcement of the results of the recent Canadian election, I watched the scene in front of my screen with rapt...
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Life Between Buildings: Memory of places Dr.Alaa Al Tamimi
Amid the hustle and bustle of cities and their towering buildings, Danish architect Jan Gehl whispers an elusive truth: "The soul of a...
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