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Religious and Social Tensions are Eased When A Brave Musician Follows His Dream

Religious and Social Tensions are Eased When A Brave Musician Follows His Dream

“Music is the only language that all humans can understand for it refines the mind and the soul; it’s the...

  • Arts of Peace
Najaf Social Forum Holds 4 Events on Youth and Peacemaking

Najaf Social Forum Holds 4 Events on Youth and Peacemaking

Arabic | عربي 17 November 2018 In just one week, the Najaf Social Forum organized 4 different and exciting events....

  • Local Forums
Iraqi and British activists protest BP’s sponsorship of Assyrian exhibition

Iraqi and British activists protest BP’s sponsorship of Assyrian exhibition

Arabic | عربي Middle East Eye Oscar Rickett 7 November 2018 The British Museum’s latest show is a celebration of...

  • Heritage
Youth Water Activists Announce “Euphrates Protectors” in Nasiriyah!

Youth Water Activists Announce “Euphrates Protectors” in Nasiriyah!

عربي | Arabic 20 passionate youth activists from cities along the Euphrates River have established a network of Humat Al-Forat,...

  • Environment
Joint statement on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Joint statement on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Arabic | عربي Human security requires environmental security Joint statement on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the...

  • Environment
Fact-Finding team report on the Humanitarian Situation in Basra

Fact-Finding team report on the Humanitarian Situation in Basra

عربي | Arabic  On 17 October 2018, a civil society Fact-Finding Team revealed serious human rights violations against citizens in...

  • Freedom of Expression
Mystery Over Thousands of Dead Carp in Euphrates River

Mystery Over Thousands of Dead Carp in Euphrates River

Arabic | عربي  The New Arab, 3 November 2018 Iraqi fish farmers south of Baghdad have been left reeling after...

  • Environment
Dukan Hosts Its Second ‘Sports Against Violence’ Camp

Dukan Hosts Its Second ‘Sports Against Violence’ Camp

Shahad Qusay, 20 years old, had her first volunteering experience with Sports Against Violence (SAV) last year in a camp...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
North-South Exchange II for Iraqi Water Activists in Sulaymaniyah

North-South Exchange II for Iraqi Water Activists in Sulaymaniyah

عربي | Arabic In March 2018 a North-South exchange between Iraqi and Kurdish water activists took place in Southern Iraq...

  • Environment
The Iraqi Social Forum’s Kahramana Activists Support Women’s Rights

The Iraqi Social Forum’s Kahramana Activists Support Women’s Rights

There is no doubt that the feminist movement within Iraqi civil society has reached a new stage of maturity, enabling...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
A New Campaign Protects the Euphrates from Pollution

A New Campaign Protects the Euphrates from Pollution

World Cleanup Day, 15 September, saw the launch of a new campaign by volunteers of the Peace Forum in Ramadi....

  • Environment
Youth in Babil Address Pollution of the Local Euphrates River Tributary

Youth in Babil Address Pollution of the Local Euphrates River Tributary

The Alyahodia River is a large tributary of the Euphrates, named after the city of Al-Hindiya, and known also as the...

  • Environment