• Art work painted on houses in Baghdad's Al Anbari neighbourhood. All photos: AFP
    Art work painted on houses in Baghdad's Al Anbari neighbourhood. All photos: AFP
  • The Al Farasha group of artists has been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore for years
    The Al Farasha group of artists has been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore for years
  • An artist paints the image of a girl on a wall of a house
    An artist paints the image of a girl on a wall of a house
  • A colourful mural brightens an underpass
    A colourful mural brightens an underpass
  • A girl and a peacock are depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house in street art in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood on April 10, 2023. - The Al-farasha group, an Iraqi group of artists have been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore in the narrow alleys of old Baghdadi neighbourhoods. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
    A girl and a peacock are depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house in street art in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood on April 10, 2023. - The Al-farasha group, an Iraqi group of artists have been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore in the narrow alleys of old Baghdadi neighbourhoods. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
  • A woman walks past a mural of a girl peeping from behind a curtain
    A woman walks past a mural of a girl peeping from behind a curtain
  • Minarets of a Muslim shrine are painted on the side of this house
    Minarets of a Muslim shrine are painted on the side of this house
  • Murals can be found throughout the neighbourhood
    Murals can be found throughout the neighbourhood
  • A girl sleeps on a door frame in this mural
    A girl sleeps on a door frame in this mural
  • A woman walks past a mural of a Muslim shrine
    A woman walks past a mural of a Muslim shrine

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Iraq

Art brings streets of Baghdad to life - in pictures

Group of artists called Al Farasha paint murals in Al Anbari district inspired by traditional folklore

The National

April 11, 2023

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