Iraq’s ‘Wasta’ System Favors Lucky Few, Frustrates Many
Middle EastNewsRegional News 1 December 2021 0
BAGHDAD: Abu Zeinab says only one of his five adult children has a job, and he only got it through “wasta,” the system of “who you know” that is Iraq’s pervasive scourge. The practice has fueled frustration, mass anti-government protests and waves of emigration from the oil-rich, war-scarred and... Read more