IRAQ-BRITAIN-POLITICS-HISTORY

This picture taken on May 30, 2021 shows a view of the statue of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and knowledge, originally found near one of the gates of the deity's temple in the city of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), on display outside the Iraqi National Museum in the capital Baghdad. - Bell helped redraw the map of the Middle East as the Ottoman Empire was crumbling after defeat in World War I, based on intelligence she gathered during extensive travels with Bedouin tribes. But the role Bell played in the formation of the nation -- especially remarkable back then as a woman in a very male-dominated world -- is largely unknown by most Iraqis. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)