The NFN interviewed many interesting people from Iraq as part of our educational trunk This House is Yours: Nebraska's Iraqi Americans. This is an audio excerpt from artist Said Rauf, who explains his mixed media approach that he likens to Islamic stories and film.

Said Rauf on his art

Said Rauf's art

Zainab tells a traditional Iraqi story that she hear growing up and now tells her children. This is just one example of how traditions are passed down through the generations.

Zainab Al-Baaj

Yahya explains that Iraq is much more than what people in the US think.

Yahya Fahran on the variability of Iraq

In this excerpt, Yahya talks about how you can see the world in Nebraska

Yahya Fahran on how Nebraska is so diverse

Yahya explains women's clothing in the different parts of Iraq

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