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Faisal Mekdad and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein discuss aid in wake of devastating February earthquake, future of displaced Syrians who fled civil war
The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter Nowruz, the Iranian new year, celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox, goes back 3,000 years. The celebration of Nowruz in Tehran, Iran, in 2014. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) March 17, 2021 (The Conversation) — As the days grow longer and the flowers start to bloom, my 5-year-old gets excited and exclaims, “Nowruz is coming.” Nowruz – or “new day” in English – is the Iranian new year. Celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox, this is a secular festival...
The power of stories and moving images The four short films produced as part of the "Women Make Film" project are well worth seeing. They grapple with the ghosts that haunt Iraq: the horrors of IS rule, outdated gender roles and the aftermath of dictatorship. Christopher Resch spoke to the filmmakers A taxi driver glances disparagingly in the rear-view mirror at the boy and his mother in the back seat. The boy's naïve questions not only reveal what has happened, but are also incredibly painful. "Mama, why do people say that papa is with IS?" "Mama, why did the principal throw us out of the s...