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		<title>Increase in Incidence of Cancer in Najaf Province</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/update-on-water-quality-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Dr. Abdulkareem  A. Mahmood, Najaf, Iraq:
Members of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT) in Najaf reported that the incidence of cancer is increasing in the governorate, from 40 cases per 100,000 people in 2009 to 70 cases per 100,000 people at the end of 2011 .
Environmental pollution is still the main threat, including polluted drinking [...]]]></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>
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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>Water for Peace Installations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are images from schools and a mosque in Najaf, Iraq, where water filtration units were recently installed by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project and our partner, the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. Thanks to donors St. Augustine Church, Cohasset, MN; Albuquerque Mennonite Faith Community, Albuquerque, NM; and Community Presbyterian Church, Cohasset, MN.
Water for Peace is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fertile crescent of Mesopotamia, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is referred to by many as the Cradle of Civilization. The irrigation and water management techniques that flourished in the region were some of the most advanced in antiquity and once provided an example to the rest of the world. Yet, despite the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rehabilitating Healthcare in Iraq: Doctors Visit Sister City of Minneapolis for Learning and Exchange</title>
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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 Message from the Northwest Neighbors for Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first Thursday of the month for the next 8 months, between 4:45 PM and 5:45 PM, Northwest Neighbors for Peace will come together at the four corners of Winnetka and 42nd Avenue in New Hope and be a presence for peace. You are invited to join us.

We will have signs that read &#8220;Support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from the Northwest Neighbors for Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first Thursday of the month for the next 8 months, between 4:45 PM and 5:45 PM, Northwest Neighbors for Peace will come together at the four corners of Winnetka and 42nd Avenue in New Hope and be a presence for peace. You are invited to join us.

We will have signs that read &#8220;Support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating the Aftermath</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<title>A Message from the Northwest Neighbors for Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first Thursday of the month for the next 8 months, between 4:45 PM and 5:45 PM, Northwest Neighbors for Peace will come together at the four corners of Winnetka and 42nd Avenue in New Hope and be a presence for peace. You are invited to join us.

We will have signs that read &#8220;Support [...]]]></description>
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