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These big paintings are murals.
They're in Baghdad.
Murals make grey walls beautiful.
Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is painting them.
Al-Majed often paints outside late at night.
Some people worried about this.
Other people didn't like woman artists.
Baghdad's buildings aren't in good condition.
The city had big problems for 30 years.
There was a war.
Then local people fought each other.
Mayor Alaa Maan wanted Baghdad to look good.
Al-Majed paints murals of ordinary people and famous people.
She's finishing a mural of a famous Iraqi writer.
He wrote about problems with governments.
Another painting is of an important Iraqi artist, Jawad Salim.
Architect Zaha Hadid is in another mural.
Al-Majed paints international people too.
These include Mother Teresa.
The mayor chooses the people.
Then al-Majed paints them in bright colours.
She's happy about the murals.
Lots of people can see her art.