Unfamiliar Feelings in a Familiar Land

YASMINE MOUSA | At War | When I first set foot at Baghdad International Airport in March 2010 to work for The New York Times, I was no stranger to Iraq. Until 2003, Baghdad had been my home. I still had family and friends here, and they remained dear to me, and I to them. Here, I had experienced wars, so many I almost lost count. Here was where I weathered it all, the good with the fear, yet never lost hope. I wish I still felt that way today. (READ MORE)