Ruqaya Al-Najafi

Ruqaya Al-Najafi is an Iraqi freelance journalist and storyteller covering displacement, social issues, and human-centred stories from Iraq.

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Iraq's documentation crisis keeps children out of classrooms

In northern Iraq, many children are still unable to access education as families struggle with missing paperwork left by years of conflict and displacement

26 May, 2026