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Iraqi youth adopt hip hop culture from U.S. troops exit
As the 2011 withdrawal nears, Iraqi youths embrace rap, tattoos, and slang learned from American soldiers. Mohammed and others in Baghdad’s Sadr City imitate fashion and music, while some critics warn of negative impacts on schooling and social norms. Many youths seek English, struggling with profanity, and tattoo businesses boom across the capital.
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U.S
Baghdad
Iraq
Lil Czar
Mohammed
N.Y
Brett McGurk
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
50 Cent
Eminem
Laith
Adnan
Sadr City
Muqtada al- Sadr
Saddam Hussein
Fawzia A. al-Attia
Baghdad University
Maytham Karim
Karim
Hassan Hakim
Karradah
Hakim
Fine Arts Academy
Imi
McDonald’s