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EID Mabrouk for everyone. I hope it will be a real Eid someday when Iraq is safe.
At Eid I can see my childhood, Thana, with 2 long pigtails, jumping from place to place, happy with new wear (clothes) and eidieah (mean money) for children to spend.… Read the rest
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I am Thana, one of group that participated in the Amman training sessions that started on 18th, Nov. that Simmons College is responsible for.
I want first to thank Dr Michele, Dr Harvey, and Meaghan about the big efforts they did to succeed in geting this training, and many thanks also for each one who shared and supported this training program.… Read the rest
Those who followed the postings on this blog late last year regarding SImmons’ training program for Iraqi librarians may be interested in a recent posting on the website of the Society of Archivists in the United Kingdom. Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraqi National Archives and Library, has published his diary online.… Read the rest
Dean Michele Cloonan and GSLIS Adjuncts Sig Berger and Harvey Varnet gather
with friends on the last night in the UAE (July 2006).
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Hello everyone – Abdul Latif Khairy has sent along another blog entry, and again I have done some very minor editing (as asked to do by him) and posted it here. I hope you enjoy it – it is an indication of the type of professional he is that he is already trying to implement and teach the new material he learned in the UAE.… Read the rest
We have been back for nearly a week and I am still processing everything that we experienced. For me there were three parts: the United Arab Emirates, the teaching/translation/logistics team, and the Iraqis.
The UAE
On a map the UAE is nestled on the tip of the “shoe” of Saudi Arabia.… Read the rest
