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There's No Future in Iraq! Young People Ask for Support

Published August 13th, 2021 - 05:22 GMT

Many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

In Baghdad "there are very few places for young people" to go, and they feel stifled by "conservative" Iraqi society. People still keep boys and girls apart. 

'We'd like to have a bit of support. It would be nice if Iraqi television did a report on us', they say. 

As for the coronavirus, like 95 percent of Iraq's 40 million people, isn't vaccinated. The number of daily infections is running at around 10,000.

What about politics?
Young people hate this subject. Especially for those who joined the unprecedented October 2019 uprising against corruption and mismanagement.

- Vote? No way -

At least 70 activists have been targeted for murder or kidnapping by unidentified groups. The activists believe these are Shiite militias financed by and linked to Iran.
 

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Iraqi youths pose for a picture as they gather to practice stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi youths pose for a picture as they gather to practice stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

An Iraqi youth performs stunts on a bicycle in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

An Iraqi youth performs stunts on a bicycle in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi guitarist Mohammed, 23, plays as he sits with his friends at a coffee shop in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad, on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi guitarist Mohammed, 23, plays as he sits with his friends at a coffee shop in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad, on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi youths perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi youths perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting skills as youths watch in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting skills as youths watch in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.

Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqi youths pose for a picture as they gather to practice stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
An Iraqi youth performs stunts on a bicycle in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi guitarist Mohammed, 23, plays as he sits with his friends at a coffee shop in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad, on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting skills as youths watch in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths pose for a picture as they gather to practice stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths pose for a picture as they gather to practice stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
An Iraqi youth performs stunts on a bicycle in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
An Iraqi youth performs stunts on a bicycle in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi guitarist Mohammed, 23, plays as he sits with his friends at a coffee shop in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad, on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi guitarist Mohammed, 23, plays as he sits with his friends at a coffee shop in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad, on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi youths perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting skills as youths watch in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting skills as youths watch in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on August 6, 2021. All dressed up and nowhere to go: many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

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