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World Questions: Iraq: Is life better now than it was under Saddam?

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11/03/2023 GMT

Iraq: Is life better now than it was under Saddam?

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Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, a public debate address today’s issues

Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, a public audience and a panel of politicians and thinkers address today’s issues.

Saddam Hussein was toppled as Iraq’s head of state in 2003 after US-led forces invaded the country. World Questions is in Iraq with a public audience and a panel of politicians and thinkers to mark the 20th anniversary. They address today’s issues and there is passion and excitement as Iraqis debate openly whether life is better now than it was under Saddam. Foreign influence, corruption, the rights of women and Iraq’s potential as a tourist destination are all discussed by a panel facing questions from the public.  

The panel:
Mohamed Al Daraji: Senior Advisor on Technical Matters to the Prime Minister of Iraq
Suadad Al Salhy: Senior Reporter for Middle East Eye
Tara Berhan Shwani: Senior Associate International Republican Institute
Dhiaa Al Asadi: Former leader of the Sadrist Bloc in Parliament

Presenter: Jonny Dymond
Producer: Charlie Taylor

BBC World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council, which connects the UK and the world through arts, culture, education and the English language.

(Photo: Iraqi men beat a bust of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, December 2003. Credit: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)

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