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We’ve got some very kind enquiries over the last few days asking if we’re well or has something happened. Well a lot has happened – there was the heatwave, some of us have taken holidays in August and of course the new orphanages and schools as well as our other work and some new...
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O God, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O God, whoever You keep alive, keep him alive in Islam, and whoever You cause to die, cause him to die with faith. O God,...
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Here is the (slightly delayed sorry about that)  list of links to articles and postings in English made on Gorilla’s Guides between March 1st 2010 and March 31st 2010. I hope you find it useful. Odierno Salih Zebari Destroying Educational Institutions or Using Them for Military Purposes Is a War Crime Iraqi children’s growth stunted by war,...
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Here is the list of links to articles and postings in English made on Gorilla’s Guides between February 1st 2010 and February 28th 2010. I hope you find it useful. February 28th Was A Special Day Iraq: Displacement in Mosul Situation Report No. 1 – 28 February 2010 February 28th – Is A Special Day Mosul’s Christians...
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As you can see our main page, and most of our postings are in Arabic. We remain committed to providing some coverage in English. We’ve recently received a few mails from readers saying that the bilingual nature of the site can be confusing and asking us to make it easier for our English language...
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On behalf of all the team allow me to welcome you to the first in the series of Gorilla’s Guides’ English language roundups. Although the overwhelming majority of our visitors are from Muslim countries and are interested only in our Arabic language coverage we decided as a matter of principle to try to continue...
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In common with our brothers and sisters in Islam throughout the world we are celebrating this auspicious occasion. We send our especial love to our fellow Irakis driven from their homes by the violence unleashed by the invaders. We pray that next year with the help of God you will celebrate here with us. With...
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عبر المواطنون عن أملهم في أن يكون عيد الاضحى المبارك بداية لصفحة جديدة من تاريخ العراق، متمنين ان يعم الامن والاستقرار جميع المناطق. الساحات العامة والمتنزهات في العاصمة بغداد فتحت أبوابها أمام المواطنين وبدأت بإستقبال اعداد كبيرة من العوائل وسط اجراءات أمنية مشددة. وفي محافظة اربيل استقبل المواطنون عيد الاضحى المبارك...
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Dear Readers, It is the time of year when the heat here becomes unbearable and this year the dust storms are very bad. I decided today that because some of us have parents and children who need special attention when things are like this to reduce of our writing during August. When I suggested this...
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We and quite a few other sites had our front page hacked yesterday. The weakness, now fixed, was with our hosting company. Thanks to everyone who wrote enquiring. Erdla
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