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	<title>Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project &#187; Iraqi Art</title>
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		<title>Art Fair Held at COS Kalsu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sgt. Ben Hutto
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE KALSU, Iraq – Local artists displayed their work as part of an art fair in the Contingency Operating Site Kalsu dining facility, June 2 and 3.
Paintings by 15 artists from the Babil province were put on display and offered for sale.
&#8220;The art is beautiful,&#8221; said Spc. David Holcombe, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Students Send Postcards to Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students at Perpich Center Arts High School in Minneapolis, USA recently created postcards to send to students in Iraq as part of their &#8220;Women and Water&#8221; project. The students also wrote messages on the backs of the postcards. Below is a sample of what will be sent to Iraq.
If your school would like to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Iraq to Minnesota: Connecting through Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a story of a volunteer who has connected with an Iraqi Artist, Anwar Qamar.
From Iraq to Minnesota: Connecting through Art
Barb is a Minnesotan who recently heard Sami Rasouli, Director of MPT, speak about life in Iraq and the continuing consequences of war. After Sami&#8217;s talk, Barb wrote, &#8220;We were all devastated, and called to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Submissions: &#8220;The Art of Conflict: Identity in Conflict and Displacement&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The Departure - Esam Saheb
Call for Artist Submissions
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project is seeking artists to submit their work for a juried visual arts group show, The Art of Conflict: Identity in Conflict and Displacement, opening in August 2010 at a gallery space in Minneapolis, MN. The exhibition will feature 12-15 works from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from the Najaf Delegation Visit</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/photos-from-the-najaf-delegation-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraqi Art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The delegation from Najaf to Minneapolis headed home to Iraq on October 2nd after a productive 2 weeks. The delegates met with hundreds of Americans and set a strong foundation for further connections and peace-building activities between the two cities and countries. You can read about their visit here and here. Below are photos from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi refugees release captivating album online</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   
 From UNHCR:

News Stories, 12 June 2009

© UNHCR/G.Brust
From left to right, Abdel Mounem Ahmad on the qanun, Fadi Fares Aziz on the ney and Salim Salem on the oud.


DAMASCUS, Syria, June 11 (UNHCR) – A trio of refugee musicians from Iraq have released their first album on some of the world&#8217;s leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New art store opens in St. Paul on July 4th with exhibition of Iraqi and international student art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul, MN—July 4th, 2009—A new art shop displaying Iraqi, international, and U.S. veteran art opens on July 4th on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. The Wolves Head will open with an exhibition featuring art by Iraqi citizens and local international students. The show is also supported by a local non-profit organization, the Iraqi and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Images of Iraqis: Shock and Cliché?</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/images-of-iraqis-shock-and-cliche/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/images-of-iraqis-shock-and-cliche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across a great photo essay on the enduring suffering of Iraqis: SUFFERANCE: Iraqi Victims of War (some images graphic). Below are two images from the essay.
These images are both sad and powerful. They provide a window into the lives of Iraqis hurt by the war and conflict. They personalize the reality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Music</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/iraqi-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These Iraqi music artists were recommended to me by a Lebanese friend&#8230; If anyone has other suggestions of Iraqi artists they like, please let me know!
UPDATE: LNyousif at From Baghdad to New York recommended Naseer Shama. I love it! LNyousif also recommended the great Ismail al-Farwache (who lost his leg in the 1991 Gulf War) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of War: Public Forum and Art Show</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-art-of-war-public-forum-and-art-show/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-art-of-war-public-forum-and-art-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 6th, Iraq War veteran and United Theological Seminary student Luke Leonard will hold a public discussion about the situation in the Middle East. The forum is in conjunction with the ongoing show Art of War: Artists in Dialogue, currently on display at UTS. See flyer below for more information.


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