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		<title>The Unreturned to Show at UNHCR Refugee Film Festival in Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Unreturned, directed by IARP volunteer Nate Fisher, was selected for the 5th UNHCR Refugee Film Festival in Tokyo in October 2010.
The Unreturned follows five Iraqis and their families who are among the  40 percent of the country&#8217;s middle class who have fled the country since  2003. Without them, Iraq still lacks reliable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lend a hand so Ikhlas can stand and teach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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Al-Salam Alaikum! My name is Salam Murtada and I am a volunteer for the Iraqi &#38; American Reconciliation Project (IARP).
I am writing to you about Ikhlas Muhassan  Abbas,  a young Iraqi teacher who was hit by an errant missile in August  of  2004 (see her statement below). In order to save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/water-in-iraq-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 02:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mika Thuening
Thirteen-year old Hassan Khalid was suffering from fever, headaches, and vomiting. He had drunk water from a tap and contracted typhoid. Unfortunately, Hassan is not alone in falling victim to the unsafe water of Iraq. In 2007, the World Health Organization confirmed over 3,300 cases of cholera, a disease that spreads through contaminated [...]]]></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>Commentary by IARP&#8217;s Sami Rasouli in the Star Tribune</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/commentary-by-iarps-sami-rasouli-in-the-star-tribune/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/commentary-by-iarps-sami-rasouli-in-the-star-tribune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A commentary piece written by Sami Rasouli, Director of IARP&#8217;s partner organization the Muslim Peacemaker Teams, appeared in the Star Tribune on February 22, 2010. In the commentary, Sami writes, &#8220;In January, I returned to Iraq. I left Minneapolis with thanks for Americans&#8217; commitment to peace and their generous spirit. I left, also, with a [...]]]></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>&#8220;The Gospel of Rutbah&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at The Simple Way and filmmaker Jamie Moffett are creating a documentary called, &#8220;The Gospel of Rutbah.&#8221; The trailer is below. For more information, visit http://www.thesimpleway.org/rutba/.

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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>
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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>قرار مدينة منيابولس Minneapolis City Council Resolution &#8211; Arabic Translation</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%88%d9%84%d8%b3-minneapolis-city-council-resolution-arabic-translation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the English version, click here.
2009R-337
قرار مدينة منيابولس
بأصدار من:  هادجس, جوردن, حافستد, رمينجتن, جلدن

قبول دعوة من مدينة النجف الاشرف في العراق للانضمام بإتفاقية التوأمة و دعوة مواطني مدينتي النجف و منيابولس للمشاركة بالنشاطات المذكورة في الاتفاقية ، والموافقة على تطوير الخطط الخاصة بها من قبل منظمة &#8220;مشروع المصالحة العراقية-الامريكية&#8221;
حيث أن الكثير من مواطني مدينة منيابولس [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sister Cities and Iraqi Delegation Featured on EngageMN.com</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/sister-cities-and-iraqi-delegation-featured-on-engagemn-com/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/sister-cities-and-iraqi-delegation-featured-on-engagemn-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EngageMN, an online project aiming to give voice to Minnesota&#8217;s Muslim community, recently published an article about the new Sister City relationship between Minneapolis, USA and Najaf, Iraq. The article also highlights the upcoming delegation visit to Minneapolis from Najaf. To read the article, click here.
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