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Who would believe the U.S. and the Iraqi government’s claims that they care about the well being of Iraqi children?
Concern over the fate of Iraqi children is perhaps the biggest lie the U.S. has tried to spread after the notorious fallacy of weapons of mass destruction.
Iraqi politicians and leaders of the […]

Posted on August 26th, 2008 under Analysis Briefings Commentary, Children, Iraq, Postcards from Iraq, Society And Economy. Tags: al-Zamman, Child Exploitation, Child Poverty, Children, Early Warning, Militias, Orphans, Refugees. Comments: 1

قالت الشرطة العراقية ان انتحاريا يرتدي حزاما ناسفا فجر نفسه، مساء الأحد، في حفل عشاء في إحدى القرى غربي بغداد ما اسفر عن مقتل 21 شخصا واصابة 12 اخرين بجروح في حصيلة اولية للحادث.
أخبار و تقارير

أفادت مصادر أمنية أن 12 شخصا قتلوا وأصيب 34 آخرون بجروح جراء أحداث عنف وقعت في مناطق مختلفة من العراق […]

Posted on August 24th, 2008 under Children, Health, Politics and Security, Society And Economy. Tags: American War Crimes, Attacks on American Invader bases, Baghdad, Balad Roz, Baquba, Baqubah, Basrah, Bombings, Cancers, Child Cancers, Children, Corruption, Curfews, Daily Summary, Depleted Uranium, Diyala, Diyala "surges", DU, Follow Up, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, Grand Ayatollah Sistani - denial of rumors of coma, Kirkuk, Kut, Maysan (Governorate), Mosul, Muthanna, Ninawa (Governorate), Palestine Street, Samarra, Travel Restrictions/Border Closings, War Crimes, Wasit. Comments: None

Question: When did you last see your father?
Answer: A few seconds ago being taken away to one of their notorious interrogation centres by American invaders in West Baghdad.

The photo was taken for AP on August 21st 2008 by Loay Hameed for AP. Click the photo to see full size.
Indexed under: Baghdad, Children, Human Rights, Photos, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, […]

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 under Children, Human Rights, Iraq, Photos. Tags: Baghdad, Children, Human Rights, Photos, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, Unlawful detention of civilains by American invaders. Comments: 1

These exams are essential in ensuring refugee Iraqi children’s academic efforts are encouraged and adequately validated; plus it’s a fantastic stepping stone for further education, in Iraq, in Syria or in other good universities across the world
DAMASCUS, Syria, August 15 (UNHCR) – Muhammad and Muhana look exhausted but relieved. The two 18-year-olds have just completed […]

Posted on August 18th, 2008 under Iraq, Middle East, Society And Economy. Tags: Children, Damascus, Iraq, Refugees, School Examinations, Syria, UNHCR. Comments: None

طالب عدد من الاطباء الجزائرين السفارة العراقية في الجزائر الاسراع بتزويدهم بالملفات الطبية الخاصة بالاطفال العراقيين الـ 25 الذين سيتم علاجهم هناك.  وجاءت مطالبة الاطباء اثناء احتفال اقامته السفارة للجالية العراقية واستثمرته لدعوة الاطباء الذين اجروا عمليات جراحة في القلب للاطفال العراقيين، وتم تقديم هدية رمزية لهم بهذه المناسبة. يذكر ان الجزائر تكفلت بعلاج خمسة […]

Posted on August 15th, 2008 under Children, Health, Iraq, Society And Economy. Tags: Algeria, Children, Humanitarian Relief, Rescue Work. Comments: None

It was Margaret who took leukaemia medicines donated by readers of The Independent to the child cancer victims of Iraq back in 1998 after we discovered that hundreds of infants were dying in those areas where Western forces used depleted uranium munitions in the 1991 Gulf War. She was a proverbial tower of strength, and […]

Posted on August 7th, 2008 under Analysis Briefings Commentary, Iraq. Tags: Al Jazeera Broadcasting, American War Criminals (Dick Cheney), American War Criminals (George Tenet), Children, Depleted Uranium, Fisk - Robert, Hassan - Margaret, Independent -The (UK), Qatar, Sanctions. Comments: None

The photos are of the start of the campaign for August to donate clothing to orphans, widows, and families caring for orphans in Rifai,  Shatrah, Suq al-Shuyukh,  Chabaish, about 1,000 aid packages will be distributed in all. Previous campaigns particularly those in 2005 distributing school materials to needy children and the 2007 campaign of aid […]

Posted on August 6th, 2008 under Children, Iraq, Photos, Society And Economy. Tags: Child Poverty, Children, Orphans, Photos, Poverty, Rescue Work, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, Widows. Comments: None

Yesterday in Damascus the Syrian Red Crescent and UNICEF organised a concert and party for Iraki refugee children. The man singing and seen talking with some children is Kathem al-Saher who is a very popular singer in Irak

Indexed under: Children, Photos, Red Crescent/Red Cross, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, Syria, UNICEF

Posted on August 5th, 2008 under Children, Iraq, Photos. Tags: Children, Photos, Red Crescent/Red Cross, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, Syria, UNICEF. Comments: None

THere’s a reason why I never drink Pepsi, Coke, or similar, and why I have forbidden it to my children take a look at these two photos taken in Sadr City a few days ago that I have pasted together:

Here are the captions supplied by Reuters:

A resident cleans soft drink bottles before refilling them in […]

Posted on August 4th, 2008 under Children, Health, Iraq, Photos, Society And Economy. Tags: Baghdad, Children, Photos, Reuters, Sadr City, Scenes From An Iraki Childhood, Water, Water Contamination. Comments: None