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	<title>Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project &#187; Muslim Peacemaker Teams</title>
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		<title>&#8220;City&#8221; diplomacy: Minneapolis and Najaf</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Najaf city employee Hiba Qader in Minneapolis, October, 2011
In 2009, Minneapolis residents worked with the city council to approve a &#8220;Sister City&#8221; relationship with Najaf, Iraq. A sister city relationship is about building peaceful relationships between the people of two cities. President Eisenhower launched the idea in 1956, when he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Navigating the Aftermath&#8221; Tour Wraps Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[







At the opening reception in Winona, MN.




IARP ended its Navigating the Aftermath tour in October with the tour&#8217;s last stop, in Duluth, MN. Through art and film, Navigating created a shared space for unfiltered Iraqi and American voices to speak about the war on Iraq and its consequences.
The exhibit featured established and emerging Iraqi and American artists in dialogue. [...]]]></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>Water for Peace Installations</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/water-for-peace-installations/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/water-for-peace-installations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[clean water]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/water-in-iraq-overview-brief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erika</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/iraqi-doctors-visit-sister-city-of-minneapolis-for-learning-and-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/iraqi-doctors-visit-sister-city-of-minneapolis-for-learning-and-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/a-christian-embeds-with-muslim-peacemakers-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<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>Echo Valley Breakfast Brainstorm: What Does Community Mean to You?</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/echo-valley-breakfast-brainstorm-what-does-community-mean-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/echo-valley-breakfast-brainstorm-what-does-community-mean-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does community mean to you?
This was gathered from a brainstorming &#8220;creative thinking&#8221; session during a breakfast for members of the Hope Echo Valley&#8221; in the state of Wisconsin, America:

عصف ذهني &#8220;تفكير إبداعي&#8221; أثناء وجبة الإفطار لأعضاء جماعة &#8220;أمل صدى الوادي&#8221; في ولاية وسيكانسون الأمريكية:
ماذا تعني لك &#8220;الجماعة&#8221; أو &#8220;الجالية&#8221;؟
تنويه:
ليس  هناك ترجمة مقابلة و [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Echo Valley Hope Breakfast Brainstorm عصف ذهني خلال وجبة الافطار في منطقة &#8220;أمل وادي الصدى&#8221; في ولاية ويسكانسون-الولايات المتحدة</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/echo-valley-hope-breakfast-brainstorm/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/echo-valley-hope-breakfast-brainstorm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[conflict resolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sami Rasouli on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 11:52pm
Echo Valley Breakfast Brainstorm: How do you resolve conflict in your daily life?
كيف تتصرف عندما تواجه نزاعاً في حياتك اليومية؟
“I train myself to pause and skip my initial, violent reaction.”
ألتزم الهدوء بالبدء و أتفادى رد فعلي الأول
“I try not to judge”
ألا أصدر حكماً سريعاً
“I look within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPT Director Sami Rasouli on the Iraqi Art Project</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/mpt-director-sami-rasouli-on-the-iraqi-art-project/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/mpt-director-sami-rasouli-on-the-iraqi-art-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muslim Peacemaker Teams Director Sami Rasouli on Iraqi artists and the Iraqi Art Project. Check out our upcoming exhibit, Navigating the Aftermath, which brings Iraqi and American artists together.







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