Episode 3: 2004-2012 Iraq

Join Noor Mousa as she shares her experiences and thoughts on growing up in Iraq, with British-German journalist Alannah Travers who has lived in the country for one year - and counting.

Episode 3 looks at the period 2004-2012, and coming of age in a country figuring out what the post-Saddam era might be. It covers Noor’s childhood in Najaf, the 2005 referendum over Iraq’s new constitution, continued military presence, factional politics - and the deadly sectarian war, all of which laid the roots of the conflict and corruption we see, still, today.
Together, they explore events and personal stories from Iraq’s recent history, marking moments of confusion in the life of one young Iraqi.