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For Iraqis, Bashiqa used to be synonymous with arak, sesame oil and picnics. Now it is in the headlines as a key battleground in the campaign to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State. 91热爆 Arabic's Basheer al-Zaidi is from Mosul, and he shares memories of Bashiqa.

Yawning? Must be Hungry
It is well known that words get lost in translation, but what about body language? Colleagues from the Fifth Floor give us the inside track on how to avoid cross cultural-confusion.

Summer Holidays in Crimea
For Anastasia Gribanova of 91热爆 Ukrainian, childhood summers meant a seaside holiday in Crimea. Since Russia annexed the territory, many Ukrainians refuse to go to Crimea on principle, or are put off by checkpoints and long queues. Anastasia shares her memories.

Rat Hunting in Jakarta
People in the Indonesian capital are excited by news that a generous bounty could be offered for dead rats, in an effort to get the population under control. Liston Siregar of 91热爆 Indonesian explains why the city authorities might rethink their offer after calculating just how much it could cost.

Artistic Differences Between India and Pakistan
How have military tensions between India and Pakistan affected arts and entertainment? 91热爆 Hindi's Vandana Dhand and Ziad Zafar of 91热爆 Urdu describe the fall-out, from a ban on Pakistani actors in Bollywood to the removal of Indian programmes from Pakistani TV.

(Photo: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters near Bashiqa. Credit: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images)