Global Voices Online

Iraqi blogger Wameeth draws our attention to Iraqi Jews. “Iraqi Jews are one of the most sensitive topics in Iraq, one of largest markets in Iraq in the center of Baghdad trade market is called the Jew market ,it was the center of all the trade in Iraq till the beginning of the sixties of the last century, one of the biggest history and religion thinkers in Iraq is Ahmad Sosa he was a Jew and later became a Muslim,” he explains.

Recent Links also in Middle East & North Africa

Looking for the 50 top Algerians? “Jeune Afrique has run an nice special on the 50 people who make Algeria what it is — politicians, policemen, generals, business people, cultural luminaries, and others,” writes Alle, at the Maghreb Politics Review.

“Annouss has been keeping track of Hillary Clinton’s visit in Morocco,” notes Alle, from the Maghreb Politics Review.

From Bahrain, Suhail Algosaibi posts a vlog on how he helped his son get over his fear of dogs - and how he made his own fear of dogs worse.