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Qaysari Bazaar Tea House customers - Erbil, Kurdish Region, Iraq
Khalil Chaichy, who has worked in the tea house for 61 years, is second from the left.
Killing Me With Kindness
February 16th 2013 In the Middle East, the visitor is seen as a gift from God. But like any gift, the reaction to its receipt is related to its frequency; the more regular the gift, the less enthusiastic the response. The Middle East bestows the most hospitable of welcomes on visitors, and since I never met or saw any other foreign tourist during my ten days in the Kurdish region of Iraq, it meant that all latent ho
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Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
