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Adnan Abdelrahman shows off the drums he learned to play at age 12. He belongs to Iraq's centuries-old black minority, guardians of musical traditions but relegated to the margins of society. ....
"We demand from the Iraqi government, to include representatives of the black community and to set a quota for them. Since the establishment of the Iraqi state, we have not seen someone from the community occupy senior positions in the state. We have not seen a governor, a minister or a lawmaker." ....