Learn more about displacement in Iraq from the following articles, websites, and excerpts.

• Iraq Refugee Crisis - UNHCR

  Learn about the continued internal displacement in Iraq and the continued need for humanitarian aid in the country.

• Iraq - Refugees International

  Learn more about the most recent wave of displacement in the country and the need for protections of at-risk displaced Iraqis.

• Iraq - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

  Data on current and past displacement by causes and region.

• Dr. Kali Rubaii

  Dr. Kali Rubaii is cultural anthropologist and assistant professor at Purdue University. She has done years of fieldwork in Iraq and has written numerous articles relating to displacement in the country. Some of her other work focuses on war and its impact on the environment. Read more on her website (linked above).

  Some of her writings on Iraq are listed below.

  • "When States Need Refugees: Iraqi Kurdistan and the Security Alibi"

    A chapter from a larger work Un-Settling Middle Eastern Refugees: Regimes of Exclusion and Inclusion in the Middle East, Europe, and North America. This chapter explores some of the deep-held sectarian

  • "Birth Defects and the Toxic Legacy of War in Iraq"

    This article explores the health and climate impacts of war in Iraq that continue to kill and displace Iraqis years after the initial U.S. military intervention.

  • "Note the Ghosts: Among the More-than-Living in Iraq"

    A collection of short stories collected from interviews over the course of Dr. Rubaii's fieldwork in Iraq from 2014 to 2022.