Four women sit huddled together around gynaecologist Nagham Hasan in a one-room cabin in the Rwanga camp for #displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/10/iraqi-…

Famed US heavyweight Gene Tunney was unique, therefore, in that here was fighter who not only possessed in abundance ring intelligence, but he was also a man of letters. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/10/gene-t… #boxing

A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the struggle for #equality and human rights in the UK is currently running at the #Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/10/birmin…

Martin Luther King dreamed of a time where people would 'not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. What is lacking in British debates on #immigration is content, while the character of #migrants is denigrated for party benefit at elections.

With the help of generous donors, the AMAR Foundation -AMAR International- has constructed and partly equipped a brand new charitable Paediatric, Maternity, Womens #Hospital in Basra. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/10/amar-b…

The #Iraqi Children Foundation have some #news ! Their third Hope Bus has opened ahead of schedule, and they have a whole new group of children enrolled. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/jump-o…

The AMAR Foundation has constructed a new hospital! This will serve over 100,000 people living in an area under served by existing medical services. This hospital will bring a new level of #healthcare to women and children in these communities. AMAR International totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/amar-ho…

Iraqi sculptor Khaled Al-Abadi's carefully chiselled engravings of lions, chariots, and birds decorate his #Mosul workshop - the fulfilment of a dream 'to recreate what was demolished' during turbulent years of war. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/mosul-…

Yazidi #children whose lives were shattered by ISIS eight years ago must not be forgotten by the international community, which must help fulfil their right to an #education and hopes for a better future, Save the Children have said. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-im…

On Thursday 22nd September, hussein al-alak was back on air with Sile Martin on Radio Offbeat, on #Manchester ’s ALLFM. Hussein spoke about the work of AMAR International’s Yazidi choir and the extra support being given to Iraq's Yazidi community by the AMAR Foundation.

Have you seen the first episode of 'Michael Palin: Into Iraq' on Channel 5? You can watch the first episode on #My5 and join #MichaelPalinIntoIraq at 9pm, on Tuesday 27th September and Tuesday 4th October only on Channel 5. youtu.be/ry9CNYKEwTU

Since the passing of #QueenElizabeth II, we’ve been hearing allot about #PaddingtonBear , who arrived in London from Peru. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/storie…

Strolling along the ancient ruins of Hatra in #Iraq 's north, dozens of visitors admired the site, where local initiatives seek to turn over a new leaf after a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/hatra-…

A psychiatrist who fled war-torn #Iraq and settled in #Norfolk , England, is leading a new clinic to give mental health support to fellow asylum seekers. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/psychi…

One in three #children who experienced repeated displacement in #Iraq have developed fear for their safety and trauma, a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council shows. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/repeat…

In 2017, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Westway Sports Centre in #London , following the fire at Grenfell Tower. 'My thoughts and prayers are with those families who have lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire and the many people who are still critically ill in hospital.'

In the UK city of #Manchester , tributes have been put on public display. Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom. She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 and reigned for more than 70 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

‘Thank you Ma’am, for everything.’ - Paddington Bear

The Iraqi Children Fdn. Foundation have some news! Their third Hope Bus has opened ahead of schedule, and they have a whole new group of children enrolled. The ICF's Hope Buses travel around #Baghdad , providing education and social services to some of #Iraq 's most vulnerable kids.

Titled 'Seize the Time', the Oakland Museum of California’s upcoming exhibition is curated around the influence of #activist and scholar #AngelaDavis and spans over 130 pieces. Read more here: iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2022/09/graspi…