Social, Religious and National Diversity in Iraq and its Importance in Building Citizenship and Peaceful Co-existence
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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
I am very pleased to be addressing this timely workshop on a topic that could have easily been ignored, given the numerous competing challenges facing Iraq. It is most encouraging that critical issues of citizenship, diversity, inclusion, and coexistence, have been placed front and centre today.
My years in Iraq have reinforced the conviction that tolerance and inclusiveness are not only moral and political imperatives: they are a precious source of national vitality, of cultural and indeed economic wealth. A society in which diverse groups peacefully coexist is not only a secure society, but also a dynamic, prosperous and self-confident one.
December 28, 2020 at 11:15 am | Published in: Iraq, Middle East, News
Image of Iraqi refugees who left their homes due to violent clashes between Daesh and Iraqi forces on May 16, 2017 [Yunus Keleş/Anadolu Agency] December 28, 2020 at 11:15 am
The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Sunday that extreme weather is threatening the lives of displaced children in camps,
Anadolu reports. The lives of thousands of displaced people, especially women and children, are under threat, Fadel al-Gharrawi, a member of the IHCHR, said.
He added that most of the displaced Iraqis are living in camps with no access to heating, which is causing illnesses.
Baghdad, Iraq – It was 1am on January 3, 2020, when news arrived that an American drone had targeted a convoy of vehicles in Iraq’s capital, in which a top Iranian general was believed to have been killed.
Before the hour was up, Iraqi state television corroborated what many had suspected: Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani was among the 10 victims of the deadly strike, which the United States later said was part of a wider strategy to deter enemies.
By the time the country woke up that morning, the news had sent shockwaves across the globe, with some Iraqis comparing their disbelief to what they felt when Saddam Hussein was toppled.
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