Tag Archives: Najaf
Cruise with Iraqi Women Leaders
Meet and support courageous women leaders from Iraq July 2, 2013 6:00 – 9:00 PM Lady of the Lake Cruise, Lake Minnetonka 8 Water Street Excelsior, MN 55331
Iraq Today: An Eyewitness Report, March 20, 2013
IARP Board Member Steve Clemens and Executive Director Kathy McKay, along with five other Americans, spent ten days in Minneapolis’ Sister City of Najaf, Iraq, in November 2012. On the 10th anniversary of the second Gulf War, they will speak about their experience and the broader political reality in Iraq.
Five Cups of Tea
By Kathy McKay, Executive Director McKay returned on November 22 from a delegation to Najaf, Iraq In slim, clear glass, cups about four inches tall we are offered tea at least five times a day here in Iraq. After meals, between meal breaks and during meetings the delicate cups with small gold spoon come out Continue Reading »
Photos from Minneapolis Delegation to Sister City Najaf
A delegation organized by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) traveled to Minneapolis’ Sister City of Najaf, Iraq from November 9 to November 20, 2012. According to the Najaf provincial government, which helped host the delegation, the group of seven Americans was the first American citizen delegation to travel to Najaf after the withdrawal of the Continue Reading »
Farewell to My Friends in Iraq: Day 12
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis We deliberately left the last day fairly unscheduled so we could begin the process of packing – especially all the gifts we were given by the Iraqis we met. We’ve been given pens, keychains, a mirror, a crystalline sculpture, Continue Reading »
Abundance Beyond Generosity: On The Road to Babylon on Day 11 in Iraq
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis It was raining this morning as we left for the city of Hilla and the nearby ruins of Babylon. We were riding in a 20+ passenger bus with members of the Muslim Peacemaker Team as we headed about 45 Continue Reading »
Generosity: Day 10 in Iraq
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis The dinner was held in one of Najaf’s best restaurants according to the former owner of Sinbad’s in south Minneapolis who sold his business to return to help his home nation rebuild during the war. Sami Rasouli and another Continue Reading »
Planting Peace on Day 9 in Najaf, Iraq
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis The interpreter called me aside saying, “Mr. Steve, this man would like to ask you a question”, after we had just planted 70 trees in the street median of the Salam District of Najaf, Iraq’s Sister City to Minneapolis. Continue Reading »
Ashura: Beginning the Arabic New Year and National Holiday on Day 8 in Iraq
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis The Islamic calendar starts when the Prophet Mohammed travels from Mecca to Medina and is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar. The month of Muharram marks the beginning of the New Year and is a time for celebration – yet Continue Reading »
An Eclectic Mix: Schools, Commerce, Cemeteries, and Ice Cream – Day 4 in Iraq
By Steve Clemens, IARP Board Member Clemens is currently in Iraq with a delegation from Minneapolis. IARP Executive Director Kathy McKay, Board Member David Smith, and four others are also with the delegation. Our schedule was shifted for today when we noticed our school visits were on the itinerary for Friday when schools are closed Continue Reading »
