The culture of Iraq is diverse. About 75% of the Iraqi people are Arab.
Iraqi cuisine has changed and evolved since the time of the Babylonians, Sumerians and Assyrians. The cuisine has been influenced by those ancient civiliSations, which also had influence Greek and Persian cuisines. With the coming of Islam and the spread of Arab culture, which influenced the region, the food was enhanced to combine old and new sets of tastes.
There are hopes that Iraq may have started on the path to stability. After all, civilisation as we know it once emerged from this region.