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تساهم في حوار الحضارات والاديان، وتبين ان النجف عبر التأريخ لم تفرق بالدين والمذهب، بل احتضنت الجميع، فكانت ولازالت مدينة التعايش السلمي بين الاديان.تقول الباحثة سلمى حسين ان "اشهر علماء المسيحية في النجف، كانوا علماء في الطب والمنطق، ووسائل الاقناع والتأثيرفي النفوس كماراثيليا والقديس حنا نيشوع والقديس ماريوحنا (هوشاغ ) وشمعون وشمعون بن جابر".وتضيف حسين "كان للحيرة دور كبير في نشر الديانة المسيحية وخصوصا المذهب النسطوري الذي ينسب للبطريق نسطوريوس المتوفي سنة 450ميلادي وكان المركز الرئيسي للمسيحية في الحيرة، ومنها تسربت الى الجزيرة العربية وتعلم المسيحيين السريانية، فكتبوا ورتلوا بها، ثم نشروها في بلاد فارس واليمامة وعمان ثم من اليمامة انتقلت الى نجران واليمن ومناطق اخرى".وعن تسميتهم بالنصارى، تذكر "سمي مسيحييو الحيرة بالعباد بعد ان امنوا بالدين المسيحي، على (المذهب النسطوري) في القرن الرابع الميلادي، واول من امن وادخل الدين المسيحي هو النعمان بن المنذر الاول او الاكبر 403- 431ميلادي ،ففي عام 420 م حدثت فتنة بين المسيحيين والوثنيين، فأنتصر النعمان الاكبر للمسيحبيين وحماهم، وكانت هذه الحادثة دليل على حرية اعتناق المسيحية لعرب الحيرة، وهناك رواية تؤكد ان القديس سمعان، شفى النعمان من مرض عصبي الم به وذلك بأخراج الشيطان من جسده فتنصر".وتوضح حسين ان "الأديرة كثيرة وهي منتشرة في محافظة النجف الاشرف وقد كشفت التنقيبات وجود كنيسة كبيرة جدا في ظهر الكوفة"، مشيرة الى ان من اشهر كنائس النجف "دير الاساقف، دير ابن مزعوق ،دير الاعو، دير بيعة المزعوق، دير ابلج، دير ابن براق، دير ابن وضاح(المعروف بمار عبدا معري )، دير اذر منج المعروف (اذرمانج)، دير ابي موسى، دير بني صرينار، دير بني مرينا، دير بونا، دير نوما، دير الحريق، دير حنة، دير حنه المعروف (الاكيراح)، دير الحرقة، دير هند الصغرى، دير الجرعة المعروف (دير عبد المسيح بن بقيلة)،دير الجماجم،دير عبد يشوع،دير العذاري ،دير اللج المعروف(اللجة)،دير مازفانثون،دير مارت مريم، دير محراق، دير هند الكبرى المعروف(ام عمرو)،ودير ذات الاكيراح فضلا عن وجود دير الزرنوق ودير سرجس ودير الاسكون".وفيما يخص بناء الاديرة والكنائس تبين سلمى "كانوا يستخدمون الاجر والمرمر والجص والقرميد مما جعلهم يحترفون روائع الفن والعمران في كنائسهم ، فالدير كلما كبر كلما زاد عدد الرهبان والمتدينين فيه، وكان كل دير محصن بسور مكين شاهق يدفع عنه شر الهجمات ويقيه من المعتدين".واوضحت ان "من اشهر علماء المسيحية من ابناء الحيرة هم،ماراثيليا،والقديس حنا نيشوع (من عشيرة ملك الحيرة النعمان بن المنذر)،والقديس ماريوحنا (هوشاغ )وهو الذي حضر مجمع اسحاق الجاثليق عام410م ،وشمعون الذي امضى اعمال مجمع (بهيالا) سنة486م ،وشمعون الذي حضر مجمع (اقاق)،وشمعون بن جابر الذي نصر الملك النعمان الرابع سنة 594م،وبنى الكنائس المعظمة ،ومن اعيان النصارى عبد المسيح بن بقيلة ،وكان لهم نظاما دينيا ورتبا ورؤساء ومرؤسين وزعماء الدين ومن اسماء الزعامات المعروفة انذاك"الابيل(المسيح بن مريم)،البطريك (رئيس النصارى)،الجاثاليق(دون البطريق)،الأسقف والمطران ،الحبر (من رؤساء النصارى) وان اغلب المبشرين كانوا علماء في الطب والمنطق ،ووسائل الاقناع والتأثيرفي النفوس و كان للدير دور كبير في نشر الثقافة وتدريس مختلف العلوم والمعارف".اما مؤرخ استاذ التاريخ الاول في جامعة الكوفة لدكتور حسن عيسى الحكيم، يقول" تحولت الحيرة الى ديانة مسيحية بعد ان كانت وثنية"، مؤكدا احصاء 33 كنيسة ودير تنتشر في بحر النجف والحيرة والكوفة، انتشرت في ربوعها السريانية,ويضيف انه وعلى اثر ذلك انتشرت الأديرة في الحيرة و في ظاهرها، وغالباً ماكان المسيحييون يتخذون من منطقة ظاهر الحيرة مكانا لهم، لان الراهب والمتدين المسيحي كانا يختليان في منطقة بعيدة عن السكان للتعبد، ولكون بحر النجف كان يقع في ظاهر مدينة الحيرة وهو منطقة خالية من السكن، لذا اختار رجال الدين المسيح المعابد والكنائس فيها، فضلاً عن انتشار الكنائس قرب مدينة الكوفة، ومنها عاقولا التي تقع بين الكوفة والحيرة (منطقة مطار النجف الاشرف الدولي ومعامل الاسمنت حالياً) وانشئت فيها كنائس، فالسريان كانوا يسكنون عاقولا ،وبنية كنيسة هند الصغرى على خندق الكوفة (الذي يعرف بكري سعدة حالياً)، اما في احدى المناطق على حافة بحر النجف كان يقع دير هند الكبرى بين النجف والحيرة قرب قصر الخورنق" ويبين الحكيم "لدينا رواية تؤكد ان خالد بن الوليد عندما اراد ان يفتح الحيرة عام12هـ عسكر في ارض النجف في منطقة الغري ثم بدأ يسقط القصور الواقعة بين النجف والحيرة فضلاً عن احتلاله الاديرة في هذه المنطقة وكان بن الوليد يخير المسيحيين في فتح كنائسهم حرباً ام سلماً ،وكانوا يدفعون الجزية فغالباً ماتفتح الكنائس سلماً، فهناك حادثة تؤكد ان الراهب المعروف عبد المسيح بن بقيلة في الحيرة جرت بينه وبين خالد بن الوليد محادثة وتحاورا قبل دخول الاخير مدينة الحيرة ،وتضيف الراوية ان ابن الوليد سأل الراهب عبد المسيح ماذا ادركت في هذا المكان –الحيرة- قال : ادركت سفن الهند والصين وهي تمخر في هذا البحر، واشار عبد المسيح الى بحر النجف".ويتحدث الحكيم عن عدد الاديرة "قمت باحصاء الكنائس ودونتها في كتاب(المفصل في تأريخ النجف الاشرف) وفي كتابي الاخر (مدينة الحيرة ) وتوصلت الى وجود 33 دير وكنيسة منتشرة في المثلث الحضاري النجف والكوفة والحيرة ثم تتوغل الاديرة لتصل الى منطقة الرهبان في بحر النجف التي تقع بالقرب من منطقة الرهيمة التي لاتبعد عن النجف سوى20كم اذ توجد بقايا لأديرة في المنطقة".ويؤكد الحكيم "حينما انتهى دور الحيرة كدولة كبيرة وهيمن الاسلام على هذه المنطقة بقيت الكنائس والمسيحيون ،حتى ان الامام علي (ع) اثناء خلافته في الكوفة مر بأحد الاديرة وكان الناقوس يدق فسأل الذين كانوا معه؟ ماذا يحكي هذا الناقوس ، فقيل له ياأمير المؤمنين وهل يتكلم قال الامام (ع) نعم يتكلم وبدأ الامام علي (ع) يفسر نغمات ودقات الناقوس، مؤكداً فيها نوع من العبادة والتوحيد لله سبحانه".ويضيف "في عهد الامام علي بن ابي طالب (ع) كانت الاديرة تؤدي دورها الديني، وعندما اصيب الامام (ع) في 19رمضان جيء له بطبيب مسيحي من منطقة عين التمر يسمى اثير السكوني الذين كشف عن رأس الامام (ع) وقال له ياامير المؤمنين: "انك ميت فاعهد عهدك فالضربة وصلت الى الدماغ"، وهذه دلالة على ان المنطقة المسيحية تمتد من الحيرة وضواحيها الى عين التمر في كربلاء".يتابع الحكيم"ان الشابشتي في كتاب الديارات يكتب عن اديرة العراق ويحدد الأديرة الموجودة في منطقة بحر النجف، ولو جمعنا الشعر الذي قيل في هذه الأديرة فيمكن أن يصل إلى ديوان أو أكثر، لان محاورات شعرية كانت تجري في هذه الأديرة والكنائس في محافظة النجف الاشرف".ويبين "لدينا نصوص لشعراء الكوفة ومنهم الشاعر ابو نؤاس وهو من شعراء العصر العباسي الذين يخرجون الى الاديرة ،وهم ينشدون الشعر وكثيراً من الشعر العربي مدون ضمن هذه الاديرة التي بقيت الى منتصف العصر العباسي ومن ثم بدأ الناس يهاجرون الى بغداد".ويؤكد محمد الميالي مدير اثار محافظة النجف الاشرف "اجرينا مسوحات حديثة بخصوص الاديرة والكنائس ولم تكتمل المسوحات بعد ولكن تشير الى وجود الكنائس من منطقة مطار النجف الاشرف الدولي الى ناحية الحيرة ثم المناذرة وصولاً الى بحر النجف كعيون الرهبان وقصور الاثلة ولدينا احصائية بخصوص المناطق المنقبة في محافظة النجف تصل الى 200 موقع اثري ونعتقد ان العدد سيزداد في حال اتمام عملية المسح الحديث وخاصة مسوحات الاثار المسيحية في المحافظة كما تحيط بالكنائس مقابر مسيحية ولعل التنقيبنات الاخيرة اثبتت لنا ان اكبر مقبرة للمسيحيين في العراق توجد في محافظة النجف الاشرف مساحتها 1416 دونم تقع في منطقة تسمى ام خشم تحوي قبور كثيرة جدا للنصارى ".ويذكر الدكتور محمد باقر البهادلي، "ارتبطت مدينة النجف ،تأريخيا وجغرافيا بالحيرة والكوفة.فالوجود العربي القبلي ،كان متمركزا حول منطقة النجف في العصر الذي سبق الاسلام وان هجرت القبائل اليها ازدادت بتجمع من عرب المناذرة والحيرة كما يقصدها الأمراء والملوك لغرض الصيد والتمتع بهوائها النقي وقد تناثرت بالقرب منها الأديرة والقصور مثل قصر الخور نق والسدير".ويضيف الباحث هاشم ناصر المحنك "ان الاديرة كانت منتشرة في الكوفة ومن اشهرها دير حرقة ودير ام عمرو ودير سلسلة فضلا عن ديرالجماجم الذي كانت تصنع بالقرب منه الكؤوس الخشبية وكانت هذه الاديرة معروفة ببساتينها الواسعة وازهارها اذ كانوا يزرعون فيها الورد والعذراء والخزامي والاقحوان والبنفسج".ويمكن الاشارة الى احد اقدم النصوص الادبية التي يصف فيها أبو فرج الاصبهاني تلك الأديرة في النجف :</p> <p>بمارة مريم الكبرى وظل فنائها فقف</p> <p>بقصر ابي الخصيب المشرف الموفي على النجف</p> <p>فأكناف الخورنق والسدير ملاعب السلف</p> <p>الى النخل المكمم والحمائم فوقه الهتف</p> <p>لعل عمر النجف الذي يمتد الى اكثر من مليون سنة حسب ما ذكرته التنقيبات الاثرية التي ترجعه الى عصر البلايستوسين المتوسط وما بعده من العصور حتى العصر الحجري القديم ….يبين لنا اهمية هذه المدينة المقدسة التي خرجت مدارسها الاف العلماء المسيح والمسلمين وملايين العباد الذين لم يركعوا الا لله</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://www.aliraqnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1678:------1400&catid=12:2010-12-09-22-56-15&Itemid=4" class="external" target="_blank">النجف مدينة الكنائس والأديرة للمسيحين قبل 1400سنة</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-13993"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2012/01/25/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81/#respond" title="Comment on ارتفاع عدد المصابين بالتهاب الكبد الفيروسي في النجف">No Comments</a></span> Posted on January 25th, 2012 by markfromireland</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2012/01/25/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to ارتفاع عدد المصابين بالتهاب الكبد الفيروسي في النجف">ارتفاع عدد المصابين بالتهاب الكبد الفيروسي في النجف</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hepatitis/" rel="tag">Hepatitis</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/najaf/" rel="tag">Najaf</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>أعلنت دائرة صحة محافظة النجف عن ارتفاع عدد المصابين بالتهاب الكبد الفيروسي في المحافظة مؤكدة أنها اتخذت إجراءات وقائية لمواجهة المرض. وقال المتحدث باسم الدائرة سالم نعمة إن اللجنة الفرعية للسيطرة على التهاب الكبد الفيروسي في النجف، أكدت وجود زيادة في عدد المصابين بالمرض في المحافظة من خلال مقارنة الأشهر الثلاثة الأخيرة لعام 2011 الماضي مع السنوات السابقة وأضاف نعمة أن المديرية اتخذت سلسلة إجراءات لمواجهة الزيادة في عدد المصابين مؤكداً أن "مديرية صحة النجف تركز على زيادة عمليات الرصد الوبائي للأمراض الانتقالية وزيادة الوعي والثقافة الصحية لدى المواطنين والتهاب الكبد الفيروسي هو أحد الأمراض المعدية الناجمة عن الفيروسات وتسبب الضرر لخلايا الكبد، وقد يكون الضرر الناتج مؤقتاً أو دائماً، ويتميز التهاب الكبد الفيروسي بوجود خلايا الالتهاب داخل أنسجة الكبد ويصيب المرض الجسم باليرقان (صفرة الجلد) لاسيما لدى الأطفال، وهناك خمسة أنواع من المرض هي (A-B-C-D-E) كما توجد أنواع أخرى غير مصنفة أو غير واضحة الارتباط بالمرض مثل فيروس التهاب الكبد Gوبعض الأنواع تنتقل بالاتصال الجنسي. والسبب الشائع في موت المرضى بالفيروسات الكبدية الفشل الكبدي الحاد مما يؤدي للغيبوبة والموت، وقد يكون الالتهاب لدى الأطفال أقل حدة لكنه قد يولد فيما بعد تليفاً كبدياً وتلفاً بأنسجة الكبد أو الفشل الكبدي، ولا يوجد علاج خاص للالتهاب الكبدي الفيروسي، وعندما يصاب الكبد بالالتهاب الفيروسي viral تموت خلاياه وقد يؤدي ذلك إلى مضاعفات مختلفة، فقد يصاب المريض بالنزف المتكرر نظراً لقلة إفراز الكبد لعوامل التجلط، وينتقل الالتهاب الكبدي عن طريق ملامسة براز وبول ولعاب المريض، كما قد تنتقل بعض أنواعه من خلال عمليات 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/resources/" rel="tag">Resources</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/rural-areas/" rel="tag">rural areas</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/security-environment/" rel="tag">security environment</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/security-situation/" rel="tag">security situation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkey/" rel="tag">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/who/" rel="tag">WHO</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div style="text-align: left; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr"> <blockquote> <p>While the security situation in Iraq has slowly but steadily improved, there are many humanitarian needs that still have to be met. The ICRC has been improving its ability to do so. Magne Barth, the outgoing head of the ICRC delegation in Iraq, explains.</p> <p><strong>What is the situation in Iraq today and what are the ICRC’s priorities?</strong></p> <p>Iraq still faces a lot of challenges. The level of violence linked to the conflict is slowly decreasing, but its cost remains high in terms of civilian casualties. Central Iraq and Baghdad, especially, remain volatile, unpredictable and often dangerous due to acts of violence that still claim the lives of tens of persons every month. Meanwhile, the political process is still facing a lot of obstacles.</p> <p>The ICRC is expanding its humanitarian activities cautiously but deliberately. Our priority at the ICRC is to remain focussed on the areas and people most affected by the conflict and other violence. This means that we have to further expand our humanitarian work in the disputed territories and in the belt around Baghdad, giving priority to women heading households, physically disabled people, primary health in rural areas, displaced people and others who are not getting the services they are entitled to. The issue of missing persons continues to be one of our priorities.</p> <p>Furthermore, in line with our mandate, our work in behalf of detainees will continue to focus on conditions of detention and issues of treatment. The ICRC has generally good access, and this is an area in which we can talk to the authorities on how to improve compliance with international standards where necessary.</p> <p>As the country develops its great economic potential, the ICRC has scaled back and focused its assistance services. Nevertheless, we will continue to reach out to vulnerable groups and areas, and to provide the authorities with technical advice on how essential services can be improved. Increasingly, the ICRC is running medium- and long-term projects to help people make a living. The groups concerned include, for instance, women who are heading households, people with physical disabilities and displaced persons.</p> <p><strong>How do you see the situation on the Turkish and Iranian borders? What is the ICRC doing for the people affected?</strong></p> </blockquote></div> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/11/08/iraq-icrc-delivering-more-aid-where-it-is-needed-most/#more-13884" class="more-link">» أقرأ التفاصيل .. | Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-13625"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/07/05/international-committee-of-the-red-cross-iraq-activities-update/#comments" title="Comment on International Committee Of The Red Cross: Iraq Activities Update">1 Comment</a></span> Posted on July 5th, 2011 by Burhan Aydin</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/07/05/international-committee-of-the-red-cross-iraq-activities-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to International Committee Of The Red Cross: Iraq 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-supply/" rel="tag">water supply</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-treatment/" rel="tag">water treatment</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/zaidan/" rel="tag">Zaidan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/zubair/" rel="tag">Zubair</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div style="text-align: left; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr"> <p>Three decades of conflict have left hundreds of thousands of families struggling to find out what happened to their missing loved ones. Abandoning the search is not an option. Since 1980, the ICRC has spared no effort to put an end to their anguish. Operational update, March-May 2011. </p> <p>"Iraq is currently one of the countries with the highest number of missing persons and, as a result, with the highest number of families seeking information on their missing relatives," said ‘Dika Dulic’, the ICRC delegate in charge of issues relating to missing persons in Iraq. A lack of clear statistics, however, makes it difficult to accurately establish the true size of the problem.</p> <div style="border-bottom: black 1px solid; border-left: black 1px solid; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; padding-left: 5px; width: 48%; padding-right: 5px; float: right; border-top: black 1px solid; border-right: black 1px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <h3>How do I report my relative as a missing person?</h3> <p>The Ministry of Human Rights is responsible for collecting information about any person reported missing in connection with armed conflict or internal violence. The ministry has offices in each Iraqi governorate. In northern Iraq, the Ministry of Anfal is in charge of this issue.</p> <p>The Department for missing persons, prisoners of war and human remains has two hotline numbers: <br/>+964 781 375 7020 <br/>+964 781 375 7021 <br/>and can also be contacted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/mailto:d.mom-mhr@humanrights.gov.iq">e-mail</a></p> <p>Information provided by Basra’s Al-Zubair Centre on soldiers exhumed or otherwise known to be dead can be found on the Ministry of Human Rights website: <br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://www.humanrights.gov.iq /">www.humanrights.gov.iq</a>  You can also contact Al Zubair Centre directly.</p> <p>If you believe that one of your relatives has been killed, you can contact Baghdad’s Medico-Legal Institute by telephone: <br/>+964 78 137 57 655 or by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/mailto:mli_bag41@yahoo.com">e-mail</a></p> <p>In an effort to alleviate the agony of those still waiting for news, the ICRC, in its role as a neutral intermediary, facilitates dialogue between the parties involved in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War and in the 1990-1991 Gulf War, who have an obligation under international humanitarian law to account for those who went missing.Baghdad resident Hayat has led a sad life since her husband disappeared on 8 April 2003. "I lost hope," she said. "In the past nine years I have searched every prison. I ended up convincing myself that my husband Abdallah must have died."</p> <p>In an effort to alleviate the agony of those still waiting for news, the ICRC, in its role as a neutral intermediary, facilitates dialogue between the parties involved in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War and in the 1990-1991 Gulf War, who have an obligation under international humanitarian law to account for those who went missing.</p> </p></div> <p>Baghdad resident Hayat has led a sad life since her husband disappeared on 8 April 2003. "I lost hope," she said. "In the past nine years I have searched every prison. I ended up convincing myself that my husband Abdallah must have died."</p> <p>In April, the remains of 17 Iranian soldiers killed in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War were handed over from the Iraqi to the Iranian authorities under ICRC auspices at the Shalamja border crossing, near Basra.</p> <p>As a neutral intermediary, the ICRC facilitates the dialogue between the parties who were involved in the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf war and who carry the responsibility to clarify the fate of persons still unaccounted for. This includes: <br/>supporting authorities in the collection of information <br/>facilitating transmission of information between the parties chairing meetings <br/>facilitating joint missions in the field and the handover of human remains</p> <p>The ICRC continues to provide training and other support for the Ministry of Human Rights, Basra’s Al-Zubair Centre of Iraq and Baghdad’s Medical-Legal Institute.</p> <h4>Bringing aid to people facing hardship</h4> <p>Many people in Iraq are still struggling to earn a living and support their families. Between March and May, the ICRC:</p> <p>Distributed over 8 million Iraqi Dinars through cash-for-work scheme, to 450 vulnerable displaced people and residents of Deralok in Dohuk governorate; <br/>Awarded 108 grants to disabled people and women-headed households in Ninawa, Kirkuk, Basra, Missan, Erbil, Baghdad and Sulaimaniya, enabling them to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. <br/>Distributed individual food and hygiene parcels, including essential household items, to 2475 internally displaced households, benefiting some 14850 people, in the group settlements of Ninawa, Kirkuk and Wasit;</p> <p>Following heavy rainfalls and consequential flooding in Ninawa, Erbil and Salah Al-Din governorates in April, the ICRC assisted affected/displaced households, distributing: 4984 blankets, 634 towels, 1340 hygiene parcels, 1315 tarpaulins, 317 kitchen sets, <br/>763 food parcels, and 11.1 metric tons of rice. The ICRC assistance also reached families affected by the floods in Rabea and Baaj districts.</p> <h4>Assisting health-care facilities</h4> </p></div> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/07/05/international-committee-of-the-red-cross-iraq-activities-update/#more-13625" class="more-link">» أقرأ التفاصيل .. | Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12694"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/03/09/this-work-is-too-hard-and-business-is-not-good-anymore/#respond" title="Comment on This work is too hard, and business is not good anymore">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 9th, 2011 by Khaled</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/03/09/this-work-is-too-hard-and-business-is-not-good-anymore/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to This work is too hard, and business is not good anymore">This work is too hard, and business is not good anymore</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/category/features/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/abaya/" rel="tag">Abaya</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/clothing-industry/" rel="tag">Clothing industry</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/industrial-decline/" rel="tag">industrial decline</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/najaf/" rel="tag">Najaf</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/protectionist-policies/" rel="tag">protectionist policies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/traditional-industries-decline-of/" rel="tag">traditional industries - decline of</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/weavers/" rel="tag">weavers</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>Known across the region for its fine texture, the Najafi abaya is worn by all manner of VIPs from officials to oil-rich sheikhs. But the men who produce the hand-made cloth, inheritors of a generations-old trade, are increasingly going out of business. </p> <p>“Let me tell you something,” said Kadhim, laughing bitterly while embroidering one of the full-length cloaks, spread across his lap. “If I could find a government job, I would stop all this. </p> <p>“This work is too hard, and business is not good anymore.” </p> <p>The bazaar where Kadhim has his shop, at the entrance to the shrine to Imam Ali, revered among Shias, was once dominated by makers of this traditional garb. Now many stalls sell trinkets, toys and other forms of clothing to pilgrims from mainly Shia Muslim Iran, as the tradition of hand-made abayas – those designed and sold in Najaf are only for men – has seen a dramatic decline in recent years. </p> <p>The 41-year-old Kadhim, whose family has been in the business so long that he takes the last name Abu Chengal or “father of the crochet hook”, does not know if he can hang on much longer. “My sales of the summer abaya are down to around a fifth of what they were 10 years ago – I used to sell hundreds but now I sell dozens,” he moaned. </p> <p>The 2003 US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussain unleashed a number of changes, from ending the UN trade embargo on Iraq and lifting the country’s own protectionist policies to pushing up the value of the Iraqi dinar. </p> <p>The unrest itself caused a sudden drop in demand for abaya, as fewer customers dared venture to Najaf. And for what orders remained, traditional abaya weavers and tailors found themselves dramatically undercut, prompting many to scramble for secure government jobs. </p> <p>The new competition came not only from imported textiles, now flooding the market alongside other imported goods, but from improvements in abaya cloth produced in domestic factories and much cheaper than its hand-made counterpart. </p> <p>While an embroidered hand-made abaya sells in Najaf’s market for between 500,000 and 800,000 Iraqi dinars ($425-$675), factory-made or imported ones can be bought for as little as 75,000 dinars ($65). “When I quit a few years ago, I was selling each abaya cloth for 120,000 to 150,000 dinars ($100-$125),” lamented Hussein Sayed, a weaver who left the trade in 2005. </p> <p>The hand-made item is labour intensive, he pointed out, taking one worker three to 10 days to weave cloth for one abaya, even before it is embroidered. </p> <p>Meanwhile, “you could buy a piece of cloth for an abaya for 20,000 dinars ($17) – that price was too low, I could not compete,” said Sayed. “As soon as international trade began, our jobs were finished.” Four of his six sons learned the craft but are now taxi drivers. </p> <p>Razzaq Mohamed, 58, told a similar story – he dropped weaving to open a general store in 2006 when the craft no longer generated sufficient income. “It was all we did, my family has done this for more than 100 years – I opened my eyes at birth, and my family was making abayas this way,” he said, standing by three looms kept in a separate room of his home. “The sheikhs, the VIPs, they still want hand-made Najafi abayas. But the work is not continuous, it is not dependable.” </p> <p>His son Ahmed, 31, still practices the craft, painstakingly un-knotting yarn made from sheep wool, warping the loom and weaving abaya panels on the old frame with its series of weights and pulleys affixed to the wall and ceiling. </p> <p>But the amount of work on offer is not enough. “I will leave all this if I find another job that covers the needs of my family,” Ahmed said. </p> <p>A major boost in the Iraqi dinar made the Najafi abaya less attractive to overseas customers – whereas $1 bought around 3,000 dinars prior to the 2003 invasion, it now gets only 1,180 dinars. </p> <p>And a change in Najaf’s own clientele has added to the impact. </p> <p>Before the invasion, Saddam allowed only a few hundred pilgrims into Iraq on a daily basis to visit holy Shia shrines. </p> <p>Their number has now jumped to an estimated 3,500 every day, the vast majority Iranian, causing many bazaar merchants to rethink their products. </p> <p>“It used to be all about abayas, but now we sell gifts for tourists,” said Yusuf Mohamed Ali, a former tailor who switched to peddling scarves, rings and prayer beads. </p> <p>Hassan Issa al-Hakim, who teaches Islamic history at Kufa University in Najaf’s twin city, said the industry dates back more than 150 years and the Najafi abaya “represents the identity of the city”. </p> <p>“It was a gift that would be given to political and religious leaders who visited, and it used to be exported across the region,” the 69-year-old said. </p> <p>Even now, “there are those who make amazing hand-made abayas but they all depend on requests from clients.” </p> <p>Back in the “abaya market”, as it is still called, Kadhim sat alongside his friend Ahmed al-Ghazali, both life-long abaya tailors. “Look here,” Kadhim said waving into the bazaar. “All of this used to be for selling abayas. Not anymore. People have moved on.”</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=420857&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17" class="external" target="_blank">Najaf abaya makers rue decline in current times</a> | Gulf Times – Qatar</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12627"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/03/04/%d8%aa%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%81-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a/#respond" title="Comment on تظاهرة في النجف للمطالبة بحرية التعبير وعدم عسكرة المجتمع العراقي">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 4th, 2011 by Hussein Al-Bayati</div> <h3><a 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للمطالبة بحرية التعبير وعدم عسكرة المجتمع العراقي، وإنهاء حالات الفساد في دوائر الدولة. <br/>وقال المتحدث باسم منظمات المجتمع المدني في النجف عامر العتايشي، إن العشرات من أبناء محافظة النجف تظاهروا، صباح اليوم الجمعة، في ساحة الصدرين (وسط النجف)، للمطالبة بحرية الإعلام والتظاهر وعدم عسكرة المجتمع العراقي وإنهاء حالات الفساد في دوائر الدولة، فضلا عن أنهم طالبوا بتوفير مفردات البطاقة التموينية وفرص العمل للعاطلين. </p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12600"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/03/03/%d9%85%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%86%d9%88-%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%81-%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%ac-%d9%81%d9%8a/#respond" title="Comment on مواطنو محافظة النجف يستعدون للخروج في تظاهرة كبرى يوم غد الجمعة">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by Diya al din</div> <h3><a 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عن استعدادهم للخروج في تظاهرة كبرى تخرج يوم غد الجمعة احتجاجاً على الفساد الحكومي وانعدام الخدمات. <br/>وكشف منتدى المجتمع المدني في النجف في تصريح لمصادر إعلامية عن أن المنظمات ستنظم تظاهرة حاشدة يوم غد الجمعة للمطالبة بتحسين الخدمات والقضاء على الفساد الحكومي وتوفير فرص عمل للعاطلين .وقال الناطق الرسمي باسم المنتدى عامر العكايشي إنه كان من المقرر أن تخرج منظمات المجتمع المدني في النجف في تظاهرة الـ25 شباط وخشية اندساس بعض الأشخاص الذين يسيئون إلى التظاهرة وسمعة المنظمات أجلت التظاهرة وخصص يوم للمنظمات مشيراً إلى أن التظاهرة استحصلت على الموافقات الرسمية الخاصة بالتظاهر حسب القانون.وأضاف أن المنظمات ستجتمع في ساحة الصدرين بالقرب من مبنى مجلس المحافظة مبيناً أن التظاهرة أعدت مجموعة من المطالب ستسلم بشكل رسمي للجهات المسؤولة عن متابعتها. </p> </p></div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12560"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/attacks-on-american-invaders/" rel="tag">Attacks on American Invaders</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/najaf/" rel="tag">Najaf</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>انفجرت عبوة ناسفة على دورية امريكية في شارع "الحولي" بمحافظة النجف الأشرف. وقال مصدر في قيادة شرطة النجف: "ان عبوة ناسفة أستهدفت دورية أمريكية كانت متوجهة إلى القاعدة الأمريكية المتمركزة في أطراف المحافظة، من دون أن تؤدي الى أية اضرار تذكر". يذكر ان القوات الامريكية أستهدفت بعمليات مسلحة لأكثر من مرة على هذا الطريق. </p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12214"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a 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role" and warned that "partisan struggles for the political leadership of Iraq’s Shiites will take place in Al-Najaf, Karbala, and other central Euphrates and southern cities."</p> <p>The source which spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity by telephone from Al-Najaf said that "the leader of Al-Sadr movement is holding in his family’s home in Al-Hananah quarter, intensive meetings with leaders of his movement in an effort to put their affairs in order and resolve some conflicts and struggles inside it, especially between those wearing turbans and those not wearing them (Mullahs and non-mullahs). The first are asserting that they are the ones who protected the Trend and its permanence while the others believe they were the ones credited with making the Trend a political movement." </p> <p>The source went on to say that discussions during the meeting also focused on the removal of some the traditional leaders whom Al-Sadr believes are undisciplined or not in tune with the times, especially as some symbols of the movement have yet to appear in Al-Najaf since Al-Sadr’s return.</p> <p>The political source went on to say: "Al-Sadr returned to Iraq arrogant with power after having left Al-Najaf in secret for fear of being arrested by American forces. But his movment today has 40 seats in the Iraqi House of Representatives and seven ministers in the government. This hastened his return to play an influential political role that is to a large extent similar to the role of Hasan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to what those close to Al-Sadr are asserting."</p> <p>The source pointed out that "the attention the Iraqi political leaders are paying Al-Sadr is giving him stronger impetus" and referred to "the visit by President Jalal Talabani, leader of the Democratic Union of Kurdistan, to Al-Sadr in his house in Al-Najaf and the telephone contact Dr. Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister and Al-Iraqiya List leader, had with him the day before yesterday." </p> <p>The source noted that, "leaders of the traditional Shiite parties are not happy with Al-Sadr’s return to Al-Najaf, the capital of Shiite influence." It added that "hot political struggles between the Shiite parties for control of the Shiite influence are going to surface through events, especially between Al-Sadr Trend and Al-Dawa Party, which is led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on one hand and between the Trend and the Islamic Supreme Council [IISC] which is led by Ammar al-Hakim on the other hand." It warned that "the struggle between Al-Sadr Trend and the IISC is going to be more public due to the historic struggle for control of Al-Najaf between Al-Sadr and Al-Hakim’s families."</p> <p>The source believes that "Muqtada al-Sadr will not forget his traditional enemies easily or the battles the current Prime Minster Nuri Al-Maliki led against his Trend in which many of his supporters were killed or arrested. Hence, the struggle between Al-Sadr and Al-Maliki will not be confined only to the partisan one between Al-Sadr Trend and Al-Dawa Party but personal aspects and settlement of accounts might be involved which will weaken both sides, particularly as Al-Dawa Party considers itself as having greater Shiite influence in Iraq and does not accept anything less than that. This Shiite party even sees itself as the only political representative of Iraq’s Shiites following the reduced influence of IISC in the recent legislative elections and its failure to obtain important ministries in Al-Maliki’s second government." The source does not rule out the possibility of "Al-Sadr starting his battle with Al-Maliki by criticizing the government’s performance and through his ministers and parliamentary deputies so as to weaken the prime minister’s position without triumphing over him" and pointed out that the "coming months will see noticeable tensions between the Shiite parties’ leaders and the people of Al-Najaf are fearful of Al-Sadr Trend’s calm before the storm."</p> <p>However, Baha al-Aaraji, the leader in the Trend who is close to Muqtada, has said "Iraq is not Lebanon. What applies there cannot be applied here. In his speeches and statements, Muqtada al-Sadr stresses the need to stay away from weapons and demands that any issue should be resolved politically." He pointed out that the Trend leader "is expecting the government to provide the services to the Iraqi people and to get the American occupation forces out. He will back the government and give it the chance even though he had said it was weak. We will comment if his demands, which are for the Iraqis, are not fulfilled." He told Asharq Al-Awsat "there is a roadmap that is not yet clear and things will become clearer after "fortieth" celebration which marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Al-Hussein, when large meetings will be held."</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=23842" class="external" target="_blank">Al-Sadr’s Hezbollah designs for Iraq Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213811/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/najaf/page/2/">« Previous Entries</a></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="span-10 last"> <div class="span-10" id="tabs"> <ul> <li class="ui-tabs-nav-item"><a href="#featured-articles">Featured Articles</a></li> <li class="ui-tabs-nav-item"><a href="#latest-articles">Latest Articles</a></li> </ul> <div id="featured-articles" class="widget"> <ul> <li><a 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