Mina Al-Oraibi

Mina Al-Oraibi is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the editor in chief of the National.

Articles by Mina Al-Oraibi

Iraqi children walk along a damaged road on their way back from school in Mosul, Iraq

Iraq Must Not Squander Another Opportunity to Rebuild

Insider

March 17, 2023, 5:09 PM

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr flash the victory sign during protests inside the parliament building in Baghdad on July 30.

Iraqi Politics Needs a Root-and-Branch Overhaul

Argument

August 4, 2022, 11:19 AM

reconstruction builders work to revive Mosul's Old City

Five Years After Liberation, There Is New Hope Among Mosul’s Ruins

Dispatch

July 9, 2022, 6:00 AM

A long line of cars stretches down a city street from a gas station.

Iraq’s Oil Dysfunction

Analysis

April 21, 2022, 11:54 AM

Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr celebrate in Baghdad.

The Biggest Loser of Iraq’s Election Could Be Iran

Argument

October 13, 2021, 12:35 PM

Taliban special force fighters stand guard next to a plane.

America Isn’t Exceptional Anymore

Argument

September 1, 2021, 10:28 AM

Iraqi prime minister speaks in Berlin.

Will Biden and Kadhimi Produce Platitudes on Iraq?

Argument

July 23, 2021, 1:07 PM

A man carries a girl on his shoulder as she holds a flag of the Syrian opposition during a protest in the village of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on March 15.

‘Responsibility to Protect’ Is One More Casualty of the Syrian War

Argument

June 14, 2021, 4:57 AM

Iraqis lit candles in memory of demonstrators who lost their lives as they mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Oct. 1, 2020.

Iraq’s Disappearance From Biden’s Agenda Is a Big Mistake

Argument

January 21, 2021, 3:18 PM

Iraqis demonstrate against corruption and lack of services on Sept. 7, 2018, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad.

The U.S. Middle East Strategy’s Missing Piece is Iraq

Election 2020

October 28, 2020, 6:21 AM

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