Art work painted on houses in Baghdad's Al Anbari neighbourhood. All photos: AFP
Art work painted on houses in Baghdad's Al Anbari neighbourhood. All photos: AFP
The Al Farasha group of artists has been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore for years
The Al Farasha group of artists has been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore for years
An artist paints the image of a girl on a wall of a house
An artist paints the image of a girl on a wall of a house
A colourful mural brightens an underpass
A colourful mural brightens an underpass
A girl and a peacock are depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house in street art in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood on April 10, 2023. - The Al-farasha group, an Iraqi group of artists have been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore in the narrow alleys of old Baghdadi neighbourhoods. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
A girl and a peacock are depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house in street art in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood on April 10, 2023. - The Al-farasha group, an Iraqi group of artists have been painting murals inspired by traditional folklore in the narrow alleys of old Baghdadi neighbourhoods. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
A woman walks past a mural of a girl peeping from behind a curtain
A woman walks past a mural of a girl peeping from behind a curtain
Minarets of a Muslim shrine are painted on the side of this house
Minarets of a Muslim shrine are painted on the side of this house
Murals can be found throughout the neighbourhood
Murals can be found throughout the neighbourhood
A girl sleeps on a door frame in this mural
A girl sleeps on a door frame in this mural
A woman walks past a mural of a Muslim shrine
A woman walks past a mural of a Muslim shrine

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Art brings streets of Baghdad to life - in pictures

Group of artists called Al Farasha paint murals in Al Anbari district inspired by traditional folklore

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April 11, 2023

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