One of Iraq’s first cinemas was in Baghdad’s bustling al-Rasheed Street [Twitter]
Bright red double decker buses, art deco architecture and stylish cars neatly line the streets – these archive photographs are not scenes of old London or Paris, but of downtown Baghdad, once the beating heart of Middle Eastern art and culture.
In the wake of the latest bombing in the Karrada district of Iraq’s capital, these images of bygone Baghdad, shared online by Twitter account @IraqiPic, are a tragic reminder of the devastating loss caused…
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