DJ Micro - Inside of Me

Trip to Washington, DC

Bags are packed. Papers are prepared. Lodging and transportation are taken care of. Now I am waiting for my friend who is giving me a ride to the airport. I am ready for my third visit to Washington, DC., one of my favorite places in the world. Every time I visit DC, I either learn a lot or meet with friends that are very close to me. Or both. 

This time I will be attending the Global Leadership Summit. There will be great speakers discussing significant global issues. I am looking forward to the experience and very optimistic. Moreover, there will be a chance for networking. This means many connections in my field of expertise, education and passion: International Relations.

I will be staying with a friend of my family. This is also exciting given I will be somehow near family. This is a priceless feeling. While I was growing up, I read many stories about the benefits of travel. Stories written by Arab travelers as well as westerns, they only convey one thing, traveling is a blessing. 

See you soon DC.

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE

This poem written by a young Iraqi poet, Mr Ibraheem Saleem

Al Thaura Highschool, Baghdad, Iraq. 2015

I crossed the line

Holding your hands; feeling fine

You stepped back at ninety nine

Looking for a hidden shrine

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I walked on my way

Like a stranger; I went away

You think that's OK

But honestly, I wished to stay

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I might not realize it yet

That my road can't keep wait

you can't change your name a bit

Because you are the one who is late

This is my Path and that is your faith. So each of us could be ready for the next!

Ibraheem Saleem

 

Chicane - Saltwater (Official Music Video)

Sunset Ponder

Written April 6th, 2015

Spending time with myself

Sitting at the porch, watching the sunset

loving that internal sensation 

It does not seem that it is going to end

Reflected, all those wounds

Too deep to mend

What do I want?

What are the goals?

What is that, I am living for?

If life is a candle, burning for a cause,

What is mine?

Would I be able to see it, in the sun shine?

Eager to know, I searched the core

Found many matters

Yet I know deep down,

There are more

Iraqi Journalist Designs People's Army Support Posters with your Name on It

Exclusive: Saif al Juboori, a Producer at a local radio station, offered  a design of a picture aimed at supporting the Iraqi People's Brigade that is fighting the self proclaimed Islamic State or ISIS or ISIL. Al Juboori wrote on the bottom of the picture:

I __________

I hereby declare my support the People's Army and Security Forces.

The upper section states copyrights to: People's Media facebook page.

The big writing in the middle states: Homeland Protectors ( Guardians). 

He encouraged people to send him their names as they wanted showed on the picture. He later writes the name on the picture and encourages people to post it in their own social media. 

Saif's initiative came as an attempt to show support for his people who volunteered along with the official Iraqi army to stop the progress and eradicate the self proclaimed Islamic State. So far, the Iraqi army along with the volunteer people's army side by side accomplished significant gains and caused the enemy significant casualties and losses in spite of the hardships, difficulties and lack of government support. The people's army contain diverse Iraqi ethnicity and religious groups and not as claimed before to be only Shiite army.

The only thing Al Juboori has not expected is the overwhelming demand. Although the main stream media show that the Iraqi population does not support the People's Army, the demand for putting names on these picture has sky rocketed. " I apologize for the delay in putting your names at the pictures, ladies and gents. The demand is very high and my time is only limited" Al Juboori stated in his facebook page. 

Below the picture Al Juboori made for me with my name on it. The picture says:

I, Hiba Jameel

I hereby declare my support the People's Army and Security Forces.

Hiba Jameel

6/5/2015

Peace Through Business, Help with Buses

Dear friends,

I have been volunteering with an organization that is working on a great cause: educating women and putting them to work.  Many women graduated from Afghanistan and Rwanda and we are ready to welcome them in the United States for their graduating ceremony. 

To make this happen, we need the following:

Recently, we reached out to our Dallas women in hopes that we could find someone with a connection to a transportation company who might be willing to help us with buses this July with an in-kind donation of driver and services, or significantly reduced costs.   We have been unsuccessful.

Since we have streamlined our Program this year, our transportation needs in Dallas are far less than in the past. However, we still need a motor coach style bus that would accommodate 30 people (23 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® students and IEEW staff-- plus luggage).  We'll be making round trips to DFW International Airport both July 7 and 18, and one additional round trip on July 17 to the Graduation at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.  We have secured 3 estimates and have determined the total cost would be $1632.57 or broken down in days it would look like this:

• Day 1:   $597.41
• Day 2:   $651.48
• Day 3:   $383.68

        TOTAL:  $1632.57

As a 501(c)3 charity, we are completely dependent on the support of sponsors. This is a critical issue for us, and as you know we operate on a shoestring budget.  We've put together a sponsorship package for this specific donation

Donations in these increments would receive the following as a thank you from PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS®:

• $1632.57 =   10 Tickets to the International Women's Economic Summit and                           Graduation  +  Company logo placed in our conference book.
• $1000      =   8 Tickets to the International Women's Economic Summit and                             Graduation  +  Company logo placed in our conference book
• $500        =   4 Tickets to the International Women's Economic Summit and                             Graduation  +  Company logo placed in our conference book 
•  $250      =   2 Tickets to the International Women's Economic Summit and                                Graduation  +  Company logo placed in our conference book
• $100        =   Company logo placed in our conference book

And if you haven't heard already, Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina will be our Keynote speaker at the Graduation!  We appreciate your time and if you are considering a donation please let us know by June 12. 

The IEEW team looks forward to your positive response,

The Institute of Economic Empowerment for Women
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112

405-943-4474

www.ieew.org

If you would like to help, please contact  

Karen Berkheimer

kberkheimer@ieew.org