The two-phase, three-year project aims to revitalize the city and its culture. When ISIS terrorists in northern Iraq destroyed cultural heritage sites in and around Mosul, they frequently targeted minority groups including Christians, Yazidis, Shia, Kurds, and other groups...
Across the region, Christmas appeared to come and go without the terrorism of previous years. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 25, 2018 Christians filled churches in the city of Qaraqosh, southeast of Mosul, on Christmas eve to celebrate the holiday...
Voices for Iraq foresees a New Era of Culture in Iraq VFI-December 19,2018 On December 18, 2018, leading archeologist Abdelamir al-Hamdani was confirmed as Iraq’s Minister of Culture. Voices for Iraq congratulates the Iraqi Parliament for its good judgment...
On this occasion, all team members of Voices for Iraq would like to extend the warmest congratulations to Abdelamir. His qualifications and dedication for the culture and heritage make him the right person for the right job. VFI has...
by Toby Dodge Ali Al-Mawlawi, Mudher Salih, Ramon Blecua and Christine van den Toorn at Al-Bayan Center, Baghdad. At the start of December 2018, the Conflict Research Programme–Iraq carried out an extended research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi. Toby Dodge...
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Corruption has been rampant in all Iraqi government institutions and bodies since the occupation of the country in 2003, where ministries have become a source of funding for influential political parties as the corruption has been spread in...
Conflict and totalitarianism have plagued Iraq for decades. This has had a negative impact upon the Iraqi education system in many ways. Here are the Top 10 Facts about Education in Iraq UNICEF has helped massively. To start on a positive note, although...
Once regarded as having one of the best education systems in the region, Iraq has had a difficult history with its education. From 1970 to 1984, Iraq had achieved multiple accomplishments, such as lowering the rate of illiteracy in children ages six...
Iraq Guide A Look at Iraqi Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette Facts and Statistics Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Capital: Baghdad Climate: mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian...
اذا العـراق يومــا اراد الحيــاة، فلابــد للحكومــة أن تستثمـر في البشــر وضعت أسس “الاقتصاد الكلاسيكي” على يد العالم الاسكتلندي ادم سميث في العام 1776 من خلال كتابة الشهير “ثروة الأمم”. حيث قام سميث في هذا الكتاب بتأطير أربعة أنواع...
يارئيسي الجمهورية والوزراء انقذوا التربية والتعليم العالي في عام ٢٠١٦ زرت العاصمة واشنطن الأمريكية وشاهدت بأن يمكنك أن تستأجر دراجات عادية (كلاسيكية) من محطات تسمى Bike station. في عام ٢٠١٨ زرت ايضا واشنطن وشاهدت وبكثرة بجانب الدراجات الكلاسيكية...
Assyrian sculpture claimed by Iraq sells for $31 million in New York Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said the gypsum carving had been looted and demanded its return Mina Aldroubi and Rob Crilly An Assyrian gypsum relief of a Winged Genius.Reign...
Iraq’s Cultural History on the Auction Block Marie-Helene Carleton and Micah Garen Christie’s, the auction house in New York, is poised to sell an artifact called “An Assyrian Gypsum Relief of a Winged Genius” from the famed Iraqi archaeological site...
The World of Montgomery Festival is held each year in October to celebrate the rich diversity of Montgomery County through international music, food, dance, culturally authentic arts demos, hands-on activities, and more. Held at Montgomery College Rockville, the annual family-friendly event will inspire multicultural appreciation...
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul Mahdi has launched a website to allow Iraqis to apply for ministerial positions in his new cabinet. In a statement on his personal Facebook account, Mr Abdul Mahdi invited “those with expertise, specialisation and...
Baghdad – Over the last few weeks, four go-getting Iraqi women have separately met premature deaths – two falling victim to men firing automatic weapons into their vehicles. The deaths have sparked fear among women who dare to break...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked gunmen shot dead a human rights activist and mother of four outside a supermarket in Basra on Tuesday, a brazen afternoon assassination that threatens to worsen tensions in the southern city wracked by violent protests....
To those who care about and keen to help develop and promote education in Iraq! Education is one of the Voices for Iraq (VFI) main concerns, as it is the key to the developing the next generations of truly...
رسالة مفتوحة الى السيد رئيس مجلس الوزراء د.حيدر العبادي المحترم .. تحياتي .. استمع العراقيون الى حديثكم مع وزراء ورؤساء الاجهزة الامنية والاستخبارية في لقائكم بهم يوم الاحد المنصرم 15 تموز والذي بثته عدد من الفضائيات. 1- لقد انصفتم...
Iraq protests: Demonstrators blame ‘bad government, bad roads, bad weather, bad people’ Iraq after Isis: In the fifth part of his latest series, Patrick Cockburn finds Iraqis are losing patience with endemic corruption “The people want an end to the...
AL-ZUHOOR, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kawliya minority, also known as the country’s gypsies, have long been marginalized by society. But in al-Zuhoor, they finally have an elementary school again – nearly 14 years after the village’s only school was...
علي بنيان، طالب في كلية الاثار حُبه للكتابة المسمارية جعلة يؤسس لمشروعه الخاص “الكتابة على الالواح الطينية”. #انا_اعمل #لعراق_جديد علي بنيان _ انا اعمل علي بنيان، طالب في كلية الاثار حُبه للكتابة المسمارية جعلة يؤسس لمشروعه الخاص "الكتابة على الالواح الطينية"....
The Iraqi stadium boom While it is not uncommon for shiny new stadiums to get built in places where you would not expect them, there is something even more special going on in Iraq right now: an actual stadium...
A Letter From Mosul by Angelina Jolie, Guest Writer 06/19/2018 02:00 am ET Updated Jun 19, 2018 The largest and longest urban battle fought anywhere in the world since World War II was waged to retake Mosul from ISIS. Liberty came at...
Iraq isn’t as dangerous as it was – but many still live in fear One man I met was wearing a blue T-shirt with the slogan ‘I Choose Leave’ printed on the front. It must have been intended for the...
Nelson Mandela quotes: ‘Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people’ Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, has died. Here are his thoughts on freedom, equality and how he would like to...
Determination of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Fishes of the Tigris River in Baghdad Montazer Mensoor 1,* and Ali Said 2 1 International Center for Training, Research & Development, Baghdad 10069, Iraq 2 Department of Pharmacy, Al-Yarmouk University College, Baghdad 10069, Iraq Abstract:...
تاريخ العراق ومجتمعه ّ بين حنا بطاطو وعلي الوردي History of Iraq and its Society: Between Hanna Batatu and Ali al-Wardi دينا رزق خوري | Khoury Rizk Dina
Views from the Region May 16, 2018 Parliamentary elections in Iraq have resulted in a surprisingly strong showing for the Marching Towards Reform bloc, an alliance between Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and secular nationalist groups, which pushed the...
اشعار من تراث الحضارة السومرية الدكتور عبد الامير الحمداني أين أذهب القصيدة تصوّر إينانا وهي تخاطب الإله إنليل بمرارة في معبده في مدينة نيبور قُل لي أين بيتي أنا، المرأة التي تجوب الأرض، قُلْ لي أين بيتي قُلْ لي،...
Two Caliphates Fall: Mosul Survives Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri was in ruins when the city was retaken from jihadists in June 2017 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons). “We are Ottomans.” My grandmother said this in 1996. She came from...
Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned in the chaos of 2003, but one of its libraries escaped this fate and a historic collection survived The al-Qadiriyya library holds historic copies of...
Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned in the chaos of 2003, but one of its libraries escaped this fate and a historic collection survived The al-Qadiriyya library holds historic copies of...
Free speech, religious tolerance, an understanding of the dignity of others, the liberty of the individual, the freedom to make the most of one’s talents, and respect for the institutions of our democracy are what make Britain great The...
