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Warren P. Strobel

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Journalists in Iraq facing political parties' pressure

BAGHDAD – Warid Badr Salim’s front-page satire in a recent edition of the newspaper al-Mada compared Iraq’s parliament to wolves stalking sheep – the Iraqi people – and cheekily suggested its members need the diplomatic passports they’ve awarded themselves just to leave Baghdad’s fortress-like Green Zone.

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Josh talks to professor Aesha Mustafa, a licensed therapist and EMU professor, about her history of mental illness as a mental health professional.