[1] Al-Thakera Publishing House was founded in Baghdad by Dr. Issam Al-Kawaz in 2001.

It has a wide distribution network and agents in most parts of the world, and several offices in Baghdad, Amman, Cairo and Beirut.

The publications of the house vary and cover different topics, on top of which is history.

The house has published various works in different fields, including: Critical studies, Religious books, Poetry, trips ethics, Anecdotal collections, Novels (historical - social - detective - philosophical - psychological horror), Children's books, Articles and Thoughts and Marketing.

[2][3] In 2018, Al-Thakera Publishing House was longlisted for International Prize for Arabic Fiction, through the novel "Mohammed's Brothers" by Maysalun Hadi.