Fast and furious Iraqis practise drifting and stunts - in pictures

  • An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting, a technique in which the motorist deliberately oversteers, in the Jadriya district of Baghdad.
    An Iraqi driver shows off his drifting, a technique in which the motorist deliberately oversteers, in the Jadriya district of Baghdad.
  • Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in Baghdad.
    Iraqi youths perform stunts on their scooters in Baghdad.
  • Many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
    Many young Iraqis in Baghdad make an effort to be hip, even as they admit their country may have no future.
  • A young Iraqi performs a wheelie in Baghdad.
    A young Iraqi performs a wheelie in Baghdad.
  • A bicycle stunt in the Jadriya district.
    A bicycle stunt in the Jadriya district.
  • Many Iraqi youths admit their country may have no future.
    Many Iraqi youths admit their country may have no future.
  • Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district.
    Iraqi youths watch others perform stunts on motorbikes and scooters in the Jadriya district.
  • All dressed up and nowhere to go: young Iraqis in Baghdad.
    All dressed up and nowhere to go: young Iraqis in Baghdad.