🇮🇶 Marketing calendar for Iraq
Public-holiday coverage for Iraq is complete; the curated marketing notes for this market are still being written.
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Iraq at a glance
42,917,742 people · ♂ 50% / ♀ 50% · median age 22.7 · urban 71.6%
How touchy is the topic here
Advertising is prohibited or heavily restricted, and even implied drinking is a problem.
Pork imagery is offensive to the mainstream audience; halal is the default expectation.
Illegal or effectively unpublishable. Do not attempt with a workaround.
Dating apps operate, but marriage-oriented framing is the accepted register.
Criminalised or socially prohibited in most of these markets — public visibility endangers local staff and partners.
Prohibited; even 'lucky draw' mechanics can read as maisir.
Illegal, often with severe penalties. No wink-wink references.
Modest dress in all visuals; no revealing clothing, no unrelated men and women in intimacy.
Islam is never a creative device. Blasphemy law is real in several of these markets.
Do not comment on domestic politics, royalty or regional conflicts.
Interest-bearing framing conflicts with riba; Islamic-finance wording is the norm.
Keep it out entirely; grief is handled communally and privately.
Basis: derived from a Muslim-majority religion mix. Local legal review still wins.
What is coming in Iraq
Everything ahead, in order — what to avoid, what to handle carefully and what is worth showing up for — the next twelve months, from 25 July 2026. The app carries the same data through 2030.
October 2026
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Opportunity National Day3 October 2026
National celebration — greetings land well; check local flag-use rules first.
December 2026
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Caution Victory Day10 December 2026
Veteran/military date — no promotional framing.
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Opportunity ✝ Christmas Day25 December 2026
Gifting and clearance peak — publish shipping cut-offs early.
January 2027
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Opportunity New Year's Day1 January 2027
Peak greeting moment — a plain, warm wish from the brand is expected.
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Day off Army Day6 January 2027
Public holiday — offices closed, B2B reach drops, consumer traffic shifts to mobile.
March 2027
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Opportunity Nowruz (Persian New Year)20 March 2027 – 24 March 2027
The spring new year across the Persianate and Turkic world — a multi-day public holiday, a huge travel and gifting season, and a genuine greeting moment for brands.
Greeting: “Nowruz Mubarak / Novruz bayramınız mübarək”
- Do not treat it as a minor regional date — in these markets it outranks 1 January
- Haft-sin table, spring cleaning and family visits are the native visual language
- Expect a 3–5 day shutdown; in Iran the holiday period runs closer to two weeks
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Opportunity Nowruz21 March 2027
Peak greeting moment — a plain, warm wish from the brand is expected.
May 2027
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Opportunity Labour Day1 May 2027
Long-weekend retail moment in most markets; keep the tone about people, not productivity.
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