Al-Mutanabbi (http://www.adab.com/en/modules.php?name=Sh3er&doWhat=ssd&shid=25)
Biography and poems of the Iraqi poet
Al-Mutanabbi Street (http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/08/26/culture/index.html?pn=1)
“Iraqi culture was reborn when Saddam fell, only to die again. A report from Baghdad's fear-haunted literary cafes.”
Arabic (http://www.adab.com/en/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18)
History of the Arabic language and its connection to literature, highlights the role that Iraq played in the transformation of the Arabic and Islamic culture
Arabic
language (http://www.araboo.com/dir/iraqi-literature)
A compilation of links that lead to Arabic language web sites about
authors and literature
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=IQ)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken
and read in it.
Iraqi
literature in English Translation (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2501/is_n4_v19/ai_20576626)
Commentary on Iraqi literature that makes reference to several
renowned authors
Iraqi
Society and culture (http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/iraq/iraq%5Fpeople.html)
It provides general information on the Iraqi people and their culture.
Learn Arabic! (http://lexicorient.com/babel/arabic/)
This
is a free, online language-learning program that will give learners
an audio-visual introduction to at least 400 of the most commonly
used Arabic words. Also, this site suggests a number
of books designed to introduce Arabic to English speakers.
List of Poets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arabic_language_poets)
Compilation of Arabic Language Poets includes Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz and Abu-l-'Atahiya who were both from what is now considered Iraq
Motivation
to Study Arabic (http://www.al-bab.com/arab/language/lang.htm)
This
site gives an introduction to Arabic by explaining the importance
of the language globally and then showing how many words Arabic
has contributed to English and Spanish. It also contains
a few links to ease the transition between French, English, and
Arabic through electronic dictionaries and translation programs.
Poets (http://www.geocities.com/marxist_lb/index2.htm#me)
List of poets and featured works from several countries, includes 5 Iraqi poets
Princeton Online Arabic Poetry (http://www.princeton.edu/~arabic/poetry/)
Web site features the work of famous Arab poets, includes audio recordings, highlights the lines of poetry as it is being read, and offers translations of the poems to English
Rabi’a al-‘Adawiyya (http://www.mythinglinks.org/NearEast~3monotheisms~Islam~Rabia.html)
Biography of the poet and sufi saint from Iraq |