Iraq Sees a Revival

Iraq Returning to Normal
Photographs for TIME by Yuri Kozyrev / Noor : Reporting by Abigail Hauslohner

Smoke
On a weeknight evening, two men sprawl on the lawn of one outdoor café called Casino Iraq in Baghdad's Karrada district. Like others at the outdoor cafes that line Abu Nawas Street along the Tigris river, they smoke shisha-flavored tobacco inhaled with the use of a water pipe.

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