SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – Dozens of men gathered in the smoky little club to watch five scantily clad dancers sway their hips to the beat of a drum and the grooves of an electric piano. Once a common sight ...

However loudly you protest, you still have to check your gun at the restaurant's door. (Customers take valet tickets in return.) Guards in tight jeans and tighter shirts patrol the entrance, toting ...

BAGHDAD - It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing - playing bingo. The streets outside may still not be as safe as they once were, and the ...

03 April 2004Optimists International can now claim Baghdad, Iraq as the home of its most recently organized chapter. Founded in 1919 with chapters in 28 countries, Optimists is a service organization ...