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		<title>Special Report: Assessing Mental Health Needs and Psychological Trauma in Najaf</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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On January 28, 2010, Dr. Liz Wieling traveled to Najaf, Iraq to collaborate with the Muslim Peacemaker Teams to conduct an initial assessment of mental health needs and psychological trauma of families in Najaf. To read the report, click here.

The project began in 2008, when Sami Rasouli, founding member of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government and civil society join forces to protect prisoners in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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Press release 
FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
 
Government and civil society join forces to  protect prisoners in Iraq
Erbil, 23  February 2010 Civil society representatives and prison focal  points under the Central Government and the Kurdish Regional Government  (KRG) this week completed a series of joint trainings aimed at improving  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary by IARP&#8217;s Sami Rasouli in the Star Tribune</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Peacemaker Teams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sister City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minneapolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonviolence]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/from-iraq-to-minnesota-connecting-through-art/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/from-iraq-to-minnesota-connecting-through-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iraqi Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Peacemaker Teams]]></category>
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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 with painting purchased from Anwar Qamar, artist in Iraq
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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency Protest to say &#8220;NO&#8221; to the Attack on Marhah, Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/emergency-protest-to-say-no-to-the-attack-on-marhah-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Peacemakers,
I am writing to ask you to join the Twin Cities Peace Campaign, and others in an EMERGENCY PROTEST to say &#8220;no&#8221; to the attack on Marjah, Afghanistan:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
4:30 pm in front of the office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
1200 Washington Avenue So., Minneapolis
STOP THE ESCALATION IN AFGHANISTAN:  SAY `NO&#8217; TO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IARP Executive Director Kathy McKay Receives Human Rights Award</title>
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		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/iarp-executive-director-kathy-mckay-receives-human-rights-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy with Mayor Jacobs
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project is proud to announce that Executive Director Kathy McKay has been awarded the 2009 Human Rights Award from the St. Louis Park Human Rights Commission. Ms. McKay received the award on January 19, 2010 from the St. Louis Park Mayor and City Council.
According to the Council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water for Peace Photo Galleries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[IARP announces the release of two new photo galleries of students and schools in Iraq that have participated in IARP&#8217;s Water for Peace program and now have access to clean water. IARP thanks the many generous donors who have given these kids safe water and a healthier life.
Click on the images below to see the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad/Seattle Suite at the Walker Art Center this Saturday, Feb 6</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/baghdadseattle-suite-at-the-walker-art-center/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/baghdadseattle-suite-at-the-walker-art-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://reconciliationproject.org/?p=1151</guid>
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Click on the flyer to see the full size with information on tickets.
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		<title>Call for Submissions: &#8220;The Art of Conflict: Identity in Conflict and Displacement&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-art-of-conflict/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-art-of-conflict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraqi Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Peacemaker Teams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://reconciliationproject.org/?p=1018</guid>
		<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>Legacy of War: Iraq Littered With High Levels of Nuclear and Dioxin Contamination, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/legacy-of-war-iraq-littered-with-high-levels-of-nuclear-and-dioxin-contamination-study-finds/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/legacy-of-war-iraq-littered-with-high-levels-of-nuclear-and-dioxin-contamination-study-finds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq and Middle East News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report on commondreams.org reports on greater rates of cancer and birth defects near more than 40 sites across Iraq that are contaminated with high levels of radiation and dioxins. Depleted uranium was among the poisons revealed in the report. To read the article, click here.
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