Baghdad Council for Social Cohesion Implements First Training on Communication Skills
Arabic | عربي The Baghdad Council for Social Cohesion implemented its first training on communication skills, under the framework of the Iraqi Social Forum (ISF). The training was led by Asif Mohammed and was held over two days, 7-8 December 2018, at ISF headquarters. The training aims to increase the skills of Council members around […]
Urim Workshop Highlights the Role of Civil Society in the Protection of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage
عربي | Arabic The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) In recent years, Iraqi civil society has witnessed a number of local and international initiatives to protect Iraq’s cultural heritage. These initiatives have been spearheaded by young people interested in Iraqi civilization, which spans thousands of years. The efforts of these young activists have complemented […]
Women’s Participation in Decision-Making Centers: the Iraqi Government’s Progress on CEDAW
عربي | Arabic In 2018 the government of Iraq submitted its interim report on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to the United Nations. Through this Convention, Iraq commits itself to end all political, economic, social, cultural, civil and other forms of discrimination against women. The report of […]
The Arts of Peace Team Launches a New Campaign: “Your Bullets of Joy End Our Joy”
عربي | Arabic On 24 November 2018, at the Baghdad Academy of Humanities, as part of the Iraqi Social Forum’s 5th season, the Arts of Peace team launched a campaign against indiscriminate gunfire in Baghdad: gunshots are often used as an expression of joy and celebration but also result in the deaths of innocent bystanders. […]
عربي | Arabic The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decision 40 COM 8B.16, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Welcomes establishment of an inter-ministerial committee for the management of the property, the completion of the Strategy for Water and Land Resources in Iraq (SWLRI) and the recognition of the Iraqi marshlands as a legitimate water […]
National Plan for the Prevention of Extremism…Multiple Approaches
عربي | Arabic During the fifth season of the Iraqi Social Forum, a workshop was held entitled, “The National Plan for the Prevention of Extremism … Multiple Approaches.” Announced at the workshop was the creation of the Iraqi Observatory for the Prevention of Extremism (IQ-OPEV). Participants and attendees included a number of activists representing the […]
A Successful 5th Season of the Iraqi Social Forum Concludes Its Activities in Baghdad
Arabic | عربي For the first time since its launch in 2013, the annual event of the Iraqi Social Forum extended its activities to last an entire week, demonstrating the impact of 6-years of hard work to improve the lives of all Iraqi people. The season opened with three consecutive days of workshops, seminars and […]
Disaster Flood in the Tigris – Made by a Turkish Dam
Arabic | عربي +++ Mesopotamia Ecology Movement +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive +++ Disaster Flood in the Tigris – Made by a Turkish Dam Press Release, 19.12.2018 On the evening of the 13th December 2018 one of the three spillway gates of the Dicle Dam at the Tigris River in Turkish-Kurdistan has broken. […]
Registration For the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum is Open!
The Mesopotamian Water Forum is an alternative civil society forum for water, an open space to give voice to those who are marginalized and excluded from the discussion about water management in the Mesopotamian region. It will be held from 6-8 April 2019 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and will involve civil society actors […]
Al Diwaniyah Forum Works to Resolve the Water Scarcity Crisis in Al-Badeer
Arabic | عربي Farmers in the Al-Badeer region from Kut province depend on water from the Euphrates River. Water shortages this year have caused massive damage to agricultural areas, drastically impacting the livelihood of farmers in the region. The Al-Diwaniyah Forum for Environment and Peace is currently working on this water scarcity crisis. The Forum’s […]
An Alternative Vision For the Iraqi National Budget
عربي | Arabic The role of civil society is not limited merely to highlighting societal problems: it must propose valid alternatives to the status quo in order to assist public authorities to bring about real change. Given this, activists from the Iraqi Social Forum will carry out and publish research based on proposals from Iraqi […]
Religious and Social Tensions are Eased When A Brave Musician Follows His Dream
“Music is the only language that all humans can understand for it refines the mind and the soul; it’s the only language that knocks on the doors of human emotions” — Ali Al-khafaf,32 years old, Al-Najaf city Ali, an ambitious young man who believes that music is a benevolent human force, dreamed of making music […]