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Mrs. Farida Mohammed Ali
And last but not least.. Her name comes up whenever the Iraqi maqam is mentioned, Mrs. Farida Mohammed Ali. Mrs. Farida was born in the city of Karbalaa in 1963, Her talent was discovered since childhood through participation in school and public teams led by Mr. Farooq Hilal in the …
Mina Alkhuzai
Education is the cornerstone of society. Urging children to learn and instilling love of education will boost up and develop their aspirations and ambition, and help them go further in their life. Our ambitious speaker, Mina Alkhuzai has tried to eliminate illiteracy of 8 million uneducated children, so she started …
Abdul Salam Sobhi Taha
Researcher and writer in the field of archeology Professor Abdul Salam Sobhi Taha, an arctict who’s completing his studies in ancient Iraqi architecture. He has many books like “Looting and Destruction of the Iraqi Archeological Sites”,with a series of articles on the memory of Iraq on the black market, he …
Ibtihal Mohamed
Where nothing is impossible. Ibtihal, the holder of Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, is a young Iraqi woman from Mosul who fled her home towards Kirkuk when ISIS controlled the city. On her way to Kirkuk she had a bombing accident where she had lost her eye and left leg. …
Live Band
Music is the language of world no matter how much its patterns are different. Live Band is a band of 4 friends, Aws Emad who plays on guitar, Mustafa Dhafer and Raeid Mahmoud on the bass guitar, and Mustafa Abdulqader on drams. Despite different academic backgrounds and professional careers, the …
Muhammed Yousi
Real happiness lies in helping others. Our speaker Muhammed Yousif, holder of a Master’s degree in computer science, has designed with his hard working crow members high-tech electronic glasses that enable the blind to detect high road obstacles that are unreachable by normal blind stick. It also enables the person …
Dr.Nawar Al-Saadi
Our speaker, Dr.Nawar Al-Saadi, A holder Ph.D in International Economic from University of Bucharest. Now, he is a professor and director of scientific research center at Cihan University-Dohuk. In addition, he is an economist at the Middle East Institute for Political and Economic Studies in Bucharest. He has over 15 …
Dr. Ahmed Hassan
Cultural and scientific connections are made in order to exchange information and transfer knowledge from a country to another. This is what Dr. Ahmed Hassan, a holder of a doctorate degree in Astrophysics from the University Of Bonn in Germany, did. He graduated from Physics Department in Mustansiriyah University and …
Hella Mewis & Ameen Mokdad (TARKIB
Hella Mewis & Ameen Mokdad (TARKIB) Hella Mewis is a German freelance Art Manager, living and working in Baghdad since 2013. Ameen Mokdad is an Iraqi freelance Composer and Musician from Mosul. Both are active members in TARKIB Baghdad Contemporary Arts Institute and developed together the program ART THERAPY LAB …