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Announcing the Iraqi Social Forum 2015. Join
us in Baghdad!
A thematic Iraqi Social Forum on
Coexistence and Civil Peace has been launched
by Iraqi civil society organizations, and will
take place in Baghdad from the 1st to the 3rd
of October 2015. During the Forum we will host
a Mini-Marathon for Peace to celebrate the
International Day of Nonviolence on the 2nd of
October. Read the call and register online! >>
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Victory of anti-corruption protests in Iraq.
Statement by the Iraqi Social Forum
The Iraqi Council of Representatives
unanimously voted this week on a paper of
reforms to combat corruption and government
waste, that was approved by the Council of
Ministers in an extraordinary session held
last Sunday. This is a result of the public
pressure produced in the past two weeks by
massive social protests that took place in
many Iraqi provinces. >>
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Videos on demonstrations in Baghdad
Watch these exceptional videos on the
demonstrations in Tahrir Sqare, Baghdad.
People are singing, police smile at activists
and distribute water to them, women feel
confident enough to be in the crowd. Another
Iraqi is possible, indeed! >>
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After ISIS: Perspectives of Displaced
Communities from Ninewa on Return to Iraq's
Disputed Territory
Recently, military developments and
international involvement have resulted in
ISIS retreating from some areas previously
under its control in Iraq. IDP communities
struggle to return while the potential for
renewed conflict remains alarmingly high. A
report comissioned by PAX in order to prepare
for conflict sensitive peace building
programs. >>
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Alternatives to War: Eight Things the US
Should do Regarding Daesh
When it comes to dealing with US policy
towards ISIS, there are two critical
understandings. One requires rejecting George
W. Bush's post-9/11 claim that the only choice
was "we either go to war, or we let 'em get
away with it." That was not the only choice
for dealing with al Qaeda then, it is not the
only choice for dealing with ISIS now. War or
nothing is never the only choice. >>
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