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	<title>Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project &#187; In the News</title>
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		<title>NOT ABOUT BOMBS set to open; please consider supporting the exhibit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Still/Chaos&#34; by Sama Alshaibi and Dena Al-Adeeb is one of the defining images of NOT ABOUT BOMBS, a new exhibit presented by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project. The exhibit features contemporary works from female Iraqi artists and runs February 3 - March 3.
&#8220;The Western media is rampant with preconceived notions about women in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Patient! Survive! Never Give Up Hope!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Beaudoin
Re-posted from Women Against Military Madness
This is what a doctor from Najaf said that Americans can learn from Iraqis: “Be patient. Survive. Never give up hope.” Mahadi Al-Faraaon, an oral surgeon and professor of dentistry who counseled us with these words, was among eight physicians, accompanied by Intisar Ogal, a radiology technician, and Hiba Qader, a representative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story on Free Speech Radio News</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;As Iraq War officially ends, Minneapolis program aims to repair ethnic hatred&#8220;
Joe Cadotte, Free Speech Radio News, 12/19/2011
&#8220;The last US combat troops left Iraq over the weekend after nine years of war that left nearly 4,500 US soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis dead. Thousands more were injured and millions displaced. Much of the country remains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Sami Rasouli: &#8220;In Terms of Destroying Iraq, It’s &#8216;Mission Accomplished&#8217;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/interview-with-sami-rasouli-in-terms-of-destroying-iraq-it%e2%80%99s-mission-accomplished/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sami Rasouli, director of our partner organization, the Muslim Peacemaker Teams, discussed the withdrawal of US troops on the December 16 edition of Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Read the transcript or listen to the interview below, or click here to visit the story on the Democracy Now! site.



TRANSCRIPT:
JUAN GONZALEZ: We begin today’s show in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rehabilitating Healthcare in Iraq: Doctors Visit Sister City of Minneapolis for Learning and Exchange</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/iraqi-doctors-visit-sister-city-of-minneapolis-for-learning-and-exchange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrival at Minneapolis Airport
Iraqi dentist Mahdi Al-Faraaon believes Americans can learn three things from his countrymen and women: Be patient, survive and never lose hope.
Al-Faraaon, seven physicians, and one journalist visited Minnesota from October 16 to November 3 to build relations between health-care professionals, universities and medical organizations. The doctors hope to build on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christian Embeds with Muslim Peacemakers in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
IARP&#8217;s Luke Wilcox recently returned from Iraq, where he was hosted by Muslim Peacemaker Teams Director Sami Rasouli. The Huffington Post recently published an article by the two of them here. Wilcox also wrote a blog about his trip here.
The Star Tribune published a story about his trip and IARP&#8217;s Water for Peace program here.
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		<title>Artworks by Minneapolis artist traveling in Karbala, Iraq</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/artworks-by-minneapolis-artist-traveling-in-karbala-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/artworks-by-minneapolis-artist-traveling-in-karbala-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 16:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis-based artist Sean Smuda sent artworks from his Blown Derivatives project with Muslim Peacemaker Teams Director Sami Rasouli when Sami returned to Najaf, Iraq this past February. Today, the artworks are traveling to farms, art exhibits, local streets by holy shrines and various communities in Karbala, Iraq. This display of Blown Derivatives is made possible by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Thomas helps bring clean drinking water to students in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/st-thomas-community-helps-bring-clean-drinking-water-to-students-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/st-thomas-community-helps-bring-clean-drinking-water-to-students-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the St. Thomas Bulletin describes a Water for Peace project by Students for Justice and Peace at the University of St. Thomas. In collaboration with other student groups and departments, Students for Justice and Peace raised more than $1,400 last spring to pay for a water-filtration system that is now used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee and Conversation</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/coffee-and-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/coffee-and-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<title>Thank you Winkley and Courage Center!</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/thank-you-winkley-and-courage-center/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/thank-you-winkley-and-courage-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IARP and our partner the Muslim Peacemaker Teams would like to say a special thanks to Winkley Orthotics and Prosthetics and the Courage Center.  Winkley crafted, fitted, and adjusted prostheses and provided  physical therapy for Ekhlas while she was in Minneapolis, free of charge. The  Courage Center also donated physical therapy and use of their [...]]]></description>
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