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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>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>Iraqi prosthetist gains access to needed raw materials through IARP</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/iraqi-prosthetist-gains-access-to-needed-raw-materials-through-iarp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joshua Hill and Luke Wilcox
Maan Kareem
As the US military prepares to withdraw from Iraq, a group of Americans and Iraqis have been working for the last seven years to counter the effects of the war and support civilian partnerships instead. The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP), a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, supports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journey Home &#8211; A Story of the Iraqi Diaspora</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/journey-home-a-story-of-the-iraqi-diaspora/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/journey-home-a-story-of-the-iraqi-diaspora/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Journey Home &#8211; A Story of the Iraqi Diaspora
American troops are due to leave Iraq by December 31st, 2011. Despite having a trained military and reduced incidence of violence, the future of Iraq is uncertain. While armed forces can be trained to protect citizens, the infrastructure and well-being of a people are not so easily [...]]]></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>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/a-christian-embeds-with-muslim-peacemakers-in-iraq/</link>
		<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>The Impact of Our Work in 2010</title>
		<link>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-impact-of-our-work-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://reconciliationproject.org/the-impact-of-our-work-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few of the people affected by IARP&#8217;s work in 2010. Thank you to all of our supporters.

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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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		<category><![CDATA[ekhlas]]></category>
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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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