Alive in Baghdad at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/alive-in-baghdad2008-05-12T20:48:36ZLocals Bring Security to Adhamiyahttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38596-locals-bring-security-to-adhamiya2008-05-12T20:48:36ZAlive in Baghdad
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Baghdad/Adhamiya, Iraq - After Al-Qa’eda controlled several places in Iraq such as Fallujah, Ramadi, and several neighborhoods in the west of Baghdad, there were many atrocities committed by Al-Qa’eda. This caused the people living in those areas to vehemently reject them. Some of the actions done by Al-Qa’eda were to ask the young men not [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/05/12/locals-bring-security-to-adhamiya/">Read more</a></p>
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Among Iraq’s Children, Orphans Suffer Mosthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37786-among-iraq-s-children-orphans-suffer-most2008-05-05T12:48:33ZAlive in Baghdad
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The number of Iraqi orphans increased in the last few years due to the war. According to official Iraqi government statistics released in December 2007, the number of Iraqi orphans had reached at least five million over the last three years. Many due to the Sunni-Shia conflict. There are several social organizations caring for a [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/05/05/among-iraqs-children-orphans-suffer-most/">Read more</a></p>
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Neighbors Aid Refugees From Hawr Rajabhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37152-neighbors-aid-refugees-from-hawr-rajab2008-04-28T20:48:36ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Baghdad/Abu Dsheer, Iraq - There are many Sunni Families living in Hawr Rajab, and a great number were attacked by people wearing black uniforms similar to the uniform that the Mehdi Army is known to wear, which is also considered similar to the uniform worn by members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The Sahwa forces are [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/04/28/neighbors-aid-refugees-from-hawr-rajab/">Read more</a></p>
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Some Kurds Still Wait for the New Iraqhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36398-some-kurds-still-wait-for-the-new-iraq2008-04-21T12:48:32ZAlive in Baghdad
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Baghdad, Iraq - The Faili Kurds are one of the most oppressed groups of Kurds. Like other Kurds, they were abused during Saddam Hussein’s regime. Statistics from the United Nations show that more than 450 thousand Faili Kurds were deported to Iran in the 1980s and nearly 10 thousand Faili Kurds between the ages of [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/04/21/some-kurds-still-wait-for-the-new-iraq/">Read more</a></p>
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Refining Oil in the Doura Districthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35645-refining-oil-in-the-doura-district2008-04-15T12:49:56ZAlive in Baghdad
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The refinery in the Doura District of Baghdad was built in 1953. The refinery began operating in 1955. It is located in the south of Baghdad and specializes in refining oil into several products such as benzene, white oil, and cooking gas. The refinery receives oil from Kirkuk, Basra, Khana, and the south of Baghdad. [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/04/14/refining-oil-in-the-doura-district/">Read more</a></p>
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Refining Oil in the Doura Districthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35500-refining-oil-in-the-doura-district2008-04-14T12:48:41ZAlive in Baghdad
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The refinery in the Doura District of Baghdad was built in 1953. The refinery began operating in 1955. It is located in the south of Baghdad and specializes in refining oil into several products such as benzene, white oil, and cooking gas. The refinery receives oil from Kirkuk, Basra, Khana, and the south of Baghdad. [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/04/14/refining-oil-in-the-doura-district/">Read more</a></p>
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Reconstruction in Remote Parts of Baghdadhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34924-reconstruction-in-remote-parts-of-baghdad2008-04-07T14:16:16ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Baghdad/Sadr City, Iraq — Broken sewers continue to be an issue all over Iraq and Baghdad, and in many neighborhoods are in similar disrepair to those in Shama’iya. However, in some parts of Sadr City and elsewhere, citizens are getting support from local municipal councils to repair and replace the sewer system with something more [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/04/07/reconstruction-in-remote-parts-of-baghdad/">Read more</a></p>
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Steps Backward: Women’s Rights in Iraqhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34444-steps-backward-women-s-rights-in-iraq2008-03-31T21:26:39ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Baghdad, Iraq - Women in Iraq are enduring great hardships. Since the fall of Saddam, despite attempts to improve women’s rights, many feel their rights are slipping. Under Saddam women were considered to be equal under the law. With the collapse of the government after the invasion in 2003, militias have gained greater and greater [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/03/31/steps-backward-womens-rights-in-iraq/">Read more</a></p>
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After Al-Qa’eda, Life Returns to Hawr Rajabhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33758-after-al-qa-eda-life-returns-to-hawr-rajab2008-03-24T23:48:33ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Hawr Rajab, Iraq - If you’ve ever wondered what its like to live in a village under the sway of insurgents, criminals, or Al-Qa’eda, today you’ll hear about it from the survivors themselves. The criminal and terrorist gangs controlling Hawr Rajab imposed tight curfews and “justice” based on their regressive interpretation of Islam.
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Solidarity Trumps Al-Qa’eda in Hawr Rajabhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32928-solidarity-trumps-al-qa-eda-in-hawr-rajab2008-03-17T12:48:36ZAlive in Baghdad
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Hawr Rajab, Iraq - Hawr Rajab is one of the last villages before you reach Baghdad proper from the south of the city. It is a mixed area that was wracked by violence and sectarian conflict until late last year when a tenuous agreement was reached between the “Sons of Iraq,” an organization related to [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/03/17/solidarity-trumps-al-qaeda-in-hawr-rajab/">Read more</a></p>
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Corruption Fills Baghdad Passport Officeshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32154-corruption-fills-baghdad-passport-offices2008-03-10T12:48:33ZAlive in Baghdad
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Baghdad, Iraq - It may go without saying that Iraq’s passport offices are crowded and their employees overworked. With so many Iraqis leaving the country, passports are at a premium. In 2006 we reported on the difficulties Iraqis were having obtaining passports, and their desperation to flee the country. There are many issues affecting the [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/03/10/corruption-fills-baghdad-passport-offices/">Read more</a></p>
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Sewage Problems Persist in East Baghdadhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31281-sewage-problems-persist-in-east-baghdad2008-03-03T12:48:38ZAlive in Baghdad
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Baghdad, Iraq - Shama’iya - The Shama’iya district is in far east Baghdad, although considered a part of the capital, the sprawling metropolis is perhaps more accurately seen as a series of boroughs than one contiguous city. Shama’iya is a relatively new district, and, strangely in the crisis-ridden capital, has been relatively calm since the [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/03/03/sewage-problems-persist-in-east-baghdad/">Read more</a></p>
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Residents: Sadr City Raids Target Civilianshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30563-residents-sadr-city-raids-target-civilians2008-02-25T20:48:26ZAlive in Baghdad
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Baghdad, Iraq - Sadr City - In October 2007 the US Military claims it raided 3 locations in pursuit of a Shi’a masterminding a kidnapping gang. Iraqi civilians in the area claimed differently. The Coalition forces claim 49 criminals were killed and no civilians were injured in the raid. Iraqi Police and hospital officials reported [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/02/25/residents-sadr-city-raids-target-civilians/">Read more</a></p>
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Challenges Face Youth Football in Sadr Cityhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29645-challenges-face-youth-football-in-sadr-city2008-02-18T12:48:28ZAlive in Baghdad
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[Editor’s Note: Given the international ubiquity of “football” as opposed to the American term “soccer” in this week’s episode we use the wider term football, and in no way are implying that American football is being played now in Iraq.]</p>
<p>Baghdad, Iraq - Around Baghdad Iraqi civilians and United States and Iraqi security forces alike are [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/02/18/challenges-face-youth-football-in-sadr-city/">Read more</a></p>
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In Baghdad, Iraqis Search for Employmenthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28838-in-baghdad-iraqis-search-for-employment2008-02-11T12:48:34ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Baghdad, Iraq - A few months back, Iraq’s Ministry of Planning reported that Iraq’s unemployment rate had dropped to the uninspiring rate of 20%. However, previous to this the rate was quoted at 60-70%, where it’s been since 2004. Critics have suggested the rate was still approximately 60-70% as 2007 came to an end, yet [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/02/11/in-baghdad-iraqis-search-for-employment/">Read more</a></p>
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Baghdad Walls Divide Neighbors, Friendshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28705-baghdad-walls-divide-neighbors-friends2008-02-10T14:57:08ZAlive in Baghdad
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In order to reduce the rate of violence between the Ghazaliya neighborhood and the Shu’la neighborhood, the Iraqi Government and Coalition Forces built a wall to separate these two neighborhoods. The Iraqi Government initially opposed construction of the walls, but later relented when the US and Iraq’s own Defense Minister made it clear that construction [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/02/04/baghdad-walls-divide-neighbors-friends/">Read more</a></p>
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Basra Celebrates Ramadan With Securityhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26824-basra-celebrates-ramadan-with-security2008-01-28T10:48:33ZAlive in Baghdad
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Basra is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East, and it was well known as the city of knowledge and the city of poems, and that city was invaded several times and each time after a short while its residents returned to normal life.
<br />It was invaded by the British Military in the 1920s, [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/01/28/basra-celebrates-ramadan-with-security/">Read more</a></p>
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Family Tells of Harrowing Kidnaphttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25713-family-tells-of-harrowing-kidnap2008-01-21T10:48:39ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Damascus, Syria - Kidnapping in Baghdad became very common over the last 5 years. By 2004 more then 1000 Iraqis were kidnapped in Baghdad by criminal gangs demanding ransom. In 2005 kidnappings became so bad that white papers were written on strategies to combat kidnapping. Some of those who were kidnapped were released [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/01/21/family-tells-of-harrowing-kidnap/">Read more</a></p>
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Goldsmiths Still at Work in Baghdadhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25268-goldsmiths-still-at-work-in-baghdad2008-01-17T20:48:39ZAlive in Baghdad
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<p>Baghdad, Iraq - Khadimiya is one of the oldest cities i the world to be involved with the gold trade. The craft of goldsmithing started to become famous in Iraq in the 1930s when Iraqi goldsmiths began to use the electric cell for painting the gold after finishing the preparation. Other Arab countries started to [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/01/14/goldsmiths-still-at-work-in-baghdad/">Read more</a></p>
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Iraqi Troops on the Iran - Iraq Borderhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25269-iraqi-troops-on-the-iran-iraq-border2008-01-17T20:48:39ZAlive in Baghdad
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Kut Al-Zein / Um Al-Rasass Border Posts, Iraq - The Shatt Al-Arab is the place where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet, it also marks the border between Iraq and Iran. The banks of the Shatt Al-Arab have been witness to many things throughout the history of Iraq. It was a big battlefield during the [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2008/01/07/iraqi-troops-on-the-iran-iraq-border/">Read more</a></p>
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Saddam: One Year Laterhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25270-saddam-one-year-later2008-01-17T20:48:40ZAlive in Baghdad
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[UPDATE: Thanks to a watchful reader who caught an error on our part, Saddam’s statue was pulled down in Firdos Square, not Tahrir Square, thanks Mary!
<br />Editor’s note: This is one of the first entries written almost entirely by Bureau Chief Omar Abdullah, please let us know what you think about the slightly different format!]
<br />Baghdad, Iraq [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/12/31/saddam-one-year-later/">Read more</a></p>
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Disabled Iraqi Athletes Still Strugglehttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/22589-disabled-iraqi-athletes-still-struggle2008-01-12T20:45:31ZAlive in Baghdad
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Damascus, Syria - Today Iraq’s many survivors of car bombings and terrorist attacks have a great number of role models to look to. The Iraqi Paralympics Committee and Weightlifting Federation have come together to ensure that disabled Iraqi weightlifters/powerlifters have as great a chance to compete in the Paralympics as other sports, such as [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/12/24/disabled-iraqi-athletes-still-struggle/">Read more</a></p>
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Iraqi Refugees at Work in Syriahttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21987-iraqi-refugees-at-work-in-syria2008-01-12T20:43:51ZAlive in Baghdad
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[Editor’s note, As many of you already know, Ali Shafeya was killed on Friday night, December 14th, 2 days before his 23rd birthday. Details are still unclear, and we are working to investigate this story further.]
<br />Damascus, Syria - Although there are many reports of Iraqis returning to Baghdad, there are still hundreds of thousands of [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/12/17/iraqi-refugees-at-work-in-syria/">Read more</a></p>
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Iraq’s Royal Cemetery, The Graveyard of Kingshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21054-iraq-s-royal-cemetery-the-graveyard-of-kings2008-01-12T20:41:20ZAlive in Baghdad
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In Adhamiya there is a famous place known as the Royal Cemetery. Each of the kings of Iraq’s short-lived monarchy, Faisal, Ghazi, and Faisal the 2nd are buried here. Under the Ottoman Empire, this place was selected to be the location for an Islamic College in Baghdad. With the upheaval of World War I and [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/12/10/iraqs-royal-cemetery-the-graveyard-of-kings/">Read more</a></p>
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A Tour With Basra’s Border Police & Marineshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20385-a-tour-with-basra-s-border-police-marines2008-01-12T20:39:28ZAlive in Baghdad
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Basra, Iraq - As the British military prepares the handover of security of the entire Basra Province to the Iraqi Security Forces, a new focus is being placed on Iraq’s southernmost region. Nabeel Kamal traveled there to interview Basra’s Marines, Navy, and other security forces in charge of protecting Iraq’s borders from smugglers, pirates, and [...] <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/12/03/a-tour-with-basras-border-police-marines/">Read more</a></p>
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