Iraq poised for ambitious plan after Babylon listed by UNESCO
Adnan Abu Zeed / ALMONITOR After 36 years of lobbying by Iraq, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was designated in July...
Thematic Issues
Call: Global Action Day “Sing, Play, Paint — Take a Stand for Hasankeyf”
Call for Global Action Day “Sing, Play, Paint — Take a Stand for Hasankeyf” on 14 September 2019: Do not...
Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule
Belkis Wille / Human Rights Watch (Beirut) The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State...
Local Forums Host Water Conservation Trainings
The Water Protectors Network in Iraq, an advocacy group working to monitor and preserve Iraq’s rivers and waterways, expanded its...
The Dhi Qar Social Forum Discusses the Iraqi Labor Law
As part of an effort by the Dhi Qar Social Forum to raise awareness about the Iraqi Labor Law No....
Environmental Theme at Al-Fallujah Council Workshop With The Environment And Water Masar
Al-Falluja Council for Social Cohesion held a workshop with the Environment and Water Masar (path) to discuss the most important...
Activists Attend a Successful Training on the Right to Work and Social Security
On 15 July 2019, a group of young activists from local forums working within the space of the Iraqi Social...
Alamara Council for Social Cohesion and the ISF’s Environment And Water Masar Balance Tourism and the Environment
On 27 July 2019, the Alamara Council for Social Cohesion held a joint session with the Environment and Water masar(Path)...
Stop the Filling of the Ilisu Dam!
Stop the filling of the Ilisu Dam! Statement by Save the Tigris Campaign, 29 July 2019 Despite strong domestic and...
Using Nonviolence Techniques To Reduce Extremism
The Iraqi nonviolence group on the Masar (path) of nonviolence and peace building, within the space of the Iraqi Social...
Iraq: Water Crisis in Basra Decades of Mismanagement, Pollution, Corruption Print
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (Baghdad) – Iraqi authorities have failed to ensure for almost 30 years that Basra residents have sufficient safe drinking...
Using Art to Build Peace and Stand Up to Violence
From 28-29 June, the Arts of Peace Team from the Iraqi Social Forum’s nonviolence masar (path) organized a workshop entitled...