Students Study Night Library Baghdad Snowstorm

Dark autumn leaves carpet the ground along a schoolyard walkway in Baghdad as a heavy snowstorm descends under a starlit sky. Several students hunch over open laptops, their forms illuminated by the faint, cool glow of the screens and the subtle ground reflection. Chalk dust settles on the dark metal railings and the wet pavement, creating a textured white layer against the soot-colored surfaces. The students wear heavy coats suitable for the cold, their heads bowed in concentration. Snowflakes drift slowly through the air, catching the faint starlight before landing on the black laptop lids. A shadow stretches long across the wet ground, ending at the edge of a stone step where a discarded chalk piece rests.