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Abdulameer al-Hamdani (right) with John Curtis (left) at Ur in 2008

May 3, 2022

Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani

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.

November 16, 2021

BISI Joins BIRI

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.

Basra Museum

July 16, 2021

Basrah Museum Film

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

Chadirji: The Baghdad Trend Setter

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

Sherqatis outside their tent at Abu Salabikh, 1978. (Image courtesy of Dr Ellen McAdam)
Sherqatis outside their tent at Abu Salabikh, 1978. (Image courtesy of Dr Ellen McAdam)

November 24, 2020

Call for Contributions

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

October 14, 2020

Merger News

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

The Palaces at Nimrud

August 18, 2020

The Nimrud Archives

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

Jews of Iraq Conference

July 28, 2020

Jews of Iraq Conference

This major international conference took place between 16 and 18 September 2019. Organised by The British Institute for the Study of Iraq in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern…

The Trustees of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of Dr Lamia Al Gailani-Werr last Friday 18 January 2019 in Amman, Jordan.

April 5, 2019

Dr Lamia Al Gailani Werr

The Trustees of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of Dr Lamia Al Gailani-Werr last Friday 18 January 2019…