Author: Ali Khadr

  • Abu Salabikh, Iraq 1988: the diary of an archaeological excavation

    March 23, 2023
    By 1988 I had been a field archaeologist for a couple of years, working in London and abroad.

  • A Novice at Nimrud: Dr Stephanie Dalley

    March 23, 2023
    Taking one of many unexpected opportunities, off to Nimrud to join David Oates’ excavation in 1962.

  • Memories of Iraq 1985-90: Sir Terence Clark

    March 23, 2023
    In March 1985, my wife and I set off from London to drive to Baghdad on my appointment there as Ambassador.

  • Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani

    May 3, 2022
    The Trustees of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani on Friday April 29th in Nasiriyah, Iraq.

  • BISI Joins BIRI

    November 16, 2021
    The British Institute for the Study of Iraq is interested in collecting your reminiscences and stories about growing up, living or working in Iraq in the period up to 1990.

  • Basrah Museum Film

    July 16, 2021
    We are delighted to announce the release of our new film The Epic Story of a New Museum for Basra: Humanity Always Wins.

  • Chadirji: The Baghdad Trend Setter

    March 4, 2021
    Most people knew Rifat as a renowned architect and researcher, however, for several decades many also recognised him as a trend setter in Baghdad. 

  • Call for Contributions

    November 24, 2020
    The British Institute for the Study of Iraq is interested in collecting your reminiscences and stories about growing up, living or working in Iraq in the period up to 1990.

  • Merger News

    October 14, 2020
    The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) and the Friends of Basrah Museum (FOBM) have announced that they are to merge.

  • The Nimrud Archives

    August 18, 2020
    Thanks to generous support from an anonymous donor, BISI has begun to catalogue the archive.