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Baghdad's nightlife is being reinvented in the face of an ongoing alcohol ban

Baghdad's nightlife scene is undergoing a transformation following the implementation of an alcohol ban on Nov. 17.

Baghdad's nightlife is being reinvented in the face of an ongoing alcohol ban

Storefronts of closed alcoholic beverage outlets in Karrada, the Christian quarter of Baghdad, at the end of November 2024. (Credit: Heloïse Wiart)

In the streets of Baghdad, surveillance has intensified. As night falls, alcohol shops – marked by the logos of major whiskey brands like Glenfiddich, Jameson and Chivas – are now under the watchful eye of armed soldiers, standing silently next to...
In the streets of Baghdad, surveillance has intensified. As night falls, alcohol shops – marked by the logos of major whiskey brands like Glenfiddich, Jameson and Chivas – are now under the watchful eye of armed soldiers, standing silently next to...