<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:25:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@discovering-iraq/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Al-Mutanabbi Street - Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Al-Mutanabbi Street is a short street in Iraq that has a history that goes back at least a thousand years. It was named many names until it was settled to name after the biggest name in poetry during Islam's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@discovering-iraq/exploring-al-mutanabbi-street-iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@discovering-iraq/exploring-al-mutanabbi-street-iraq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVnQxBVVdJHu3xQzDMSuwTu8P1S4Z7sxvghNXmnyaiwRsd9bUf2KKQVAbHXknFJCdzehbyS58fY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Day at the Iraq International Book Fair and Meeting a Legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before we start, I would to like apologize for the quality of the pictures. I promise the quality will be better in future posts as soon as I make enough to purchase a decent camera. I also would like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181017/@discovering-iraq/my-first-day-at-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181017/@discovering-iraq/my-first-day-at-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnUyive1evjuULwsYp7KNrowmzpzXCETibzKv9pJStJVJ6ngkFsttShibguGMKrghDuo2R9hWJoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqi proverbs: translated and explained ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source Hello, everyone. As some of you may know Iraq is a country with a long history that goes back thousands of years. Since its inception, many proverbs came out and have been shared around the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@discovering-iraq/iraqi-proverbs-translated-and-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@discovering-iraq/iraqi-proverbs-translated-and-explained</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWjxiDs7RtLoA4E8s8beYn329CJKRcbKxKN2km7uNpia5yurpcNMXRJimVHMMWezeFyYXx5njDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny Iraqi Beliefs That Will Shock You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone, and welcome to other Iraqi beliefs that will shock you: You can read the previous edition [here][ No Sweeping Allowed After Sunset This one is another superstition started by our grandmothers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181017/@discovering-iraq/other-iraqi-beliefs-that-will-5eb3c51cde067</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181017/@discovering-iraq/other-iraqi-beliefs-that-will-5eb3c51cde067</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvwoS73CamNCoDdRpWMsBbDzPNj12CPyZkE4WEWmwkMFRvbyXcEPSqVV6radsHy5YA6X3kY9Xc62dPSUJnWFH8SZREVBG9jC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[i am sorry]]></title><description><![CDATA[apologies I posted this by accident here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@discovering-iraq/other-iraqi-beliefs-that-will</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@discovering-iraq/other-iraqi-beliefs-that-will</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:13:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of These Could Actually Leave You Dead: Iraqi Tea-Centered Habits and Beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source For some people in Iraq, almost all of them actually, tea is the most important part of breakfast, also lunch, dinner, and in between meals. There are times where people would ask for tea]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@discovering-iraq/some-of-these-could-actually-leave-you-dead-iraqi-tea-centered-habits-and-beliefs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@discovering-iraq/some-of-these-could-actually-leave-you-dead-iraqi-tea-centered-habits-and-beliefs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgtWzyp254Ptzws9xFiEo9UU4YpPCVantDpgFXk1a4c57Z35LoXetNf15VHJdvfwgd86qFKaCiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Iraqi Beliefs That Will Shock You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, everyone. My name is Sammy and I am here to talk to you about beliefs in Iraq that you may be surprised still exist or ever really did. Iraq has a very rich history, one that goes thousands of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@discovering-iraq/iraqi-beliefs-that-will-shock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@discovering-iraq/iraqi-beliefs-that-will-shock</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMtiM68fywBJwYt7EuhvwoS73CamNCoDdRpWMsBbDzPNj12CPyZkE4WEWmwkMFRvbyXcEPSqVV6radsHy5YA6X3kY9Xc62dPSUJnWFH8SZREVBG9jC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ali Al-Gharbi - Iraq - Modern Countryside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of pictures this post will have. I have recently had a crack in my phone camera the left most of my pictures looking like this. I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@discovering-iraq/ali-al-gharbi-iraq-modern</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@discovering-iraq/ali-al-gharbi-iraq-modern</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWfLmzbHfCeGL886Ssa41z3FC8h4VN1k7Ceznkt9GcSbinP86PSjCvnJHZUTKPuFZL65xiFFpLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction - Sammy Qahtan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. My name is Sammy Qahtan. I am a 30-year-old Iraqi currently residing in Baghdad but I move around the country quite often. That is how I got the idea of what to do after @amirtheawesome1]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@discovering-iraq/an-introduction-sammy-qahtan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@discovering-iraq/an-introduction-sammy-qahtan</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discovering-iraq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 06:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWfLmzbHfCeGL886Ssa41z3FC8h4VN1k7Ceznkt9GcSbinP86PSjCvnJHZUTKPuFZL65xiFFpLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>