Research articles about today's Iraq and share your learning as a comment to this post.
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- government
- climate
- resources
- religion
- culture
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Possible topics:
- government
- climate
- resources
- religion
- culture
- science
On Monday morning, at least 32 people died in Taji, Iraq, with dozens more injured. In an area with only houses, a car bomb and three other bombs exploded, shattering the morning calm. Some police officers were killed by another explosion when they came to to the scene, trying to help. Another time, at least 15 Iraqi soldiers were killed in an army base. This was one of the worst strikes.
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The climate in Iraq is very hot in the summer days and can be very cold in the winter days. In the southern and the southeastern parts there are occasional short rushes of wind that are sometimes to 80 kilometers per an hour, which occur April, to June, and a again form September trough November. Most of the rainfall that happens in Iraq happens form November,to April.
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http://www.southtravels.com/middleeast/iraq/weather.html
Government-The federal government of Iraq is defined of Constitution as an Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic. The federal government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.
ReplyDeleteClimate-The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degrees in July and August and to below freezing in January. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April.
Resources-Some major natural resources in Iraq are petroleum, natural gas, phosphorus, and sulfur.
Religion-The major religion in Iraq is Islam. There are only 5% of people who follow Christianity.
Culture-Iraq has one of the world's oldest cultural histories. Iraq has a very rich heritage. The country is known for its poets and its painters and sculptors are among the best in the Arab world, some of them being world-class. Iraq is known for producing fine handicrafts, including rugs and carpets.
Science-The recent reports of events in Iraq indicate that the academic and scientific communities are being specifically targeted for violence. It is clear that many scientists have been ruthlessly tortured and killed. These include Professor Wissam Al-Hashimi.
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Date written: 23 March, 2012
Thursday, November 1st
Iraq terror suspects escape in Kirkuk jail break
The article I read was about how seventeen prisoners escaped a jail in the city Kirkuk, this was including members of the al-Qaeda, also fighters from Salafist group all blamed for attacks on Iraq troops and American troops. They say the men used a rope made of blankets to get out through a small window at night. Now Iraq security forces are looking for them and they have already caught a man suspected of breaking out of the Kirkuk jail. It is also said from the police that they escaped through ventilation in the bathroom in the early hours of the morning. It is also though they drugged the guards. The jail was in central Kirkuk and most men were waiting trial but two had committed murder before. There were bombs targeted at Kirkuk a week ago and it is said 38 died in a wave of co-ordinate attacks in the country.
-The federal government of Iraq is defined under the current Constitution as an Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic. The federal government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.
ReplyDelete-The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degree C. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 centimeters a year in some places.
-Natural resources are oil, rice, petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur, and minerals such as gold and many others.
-Iraq's religion is Muslims. They have two traditions. The first one is Shia and Sunni. The Judaisam first came to Iraq.
-Iraq has one of the world's oldest cultural histories. Iraq is where the Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations were, whose legacy went on to influence and shape the civilizations of the Old World.
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Iraq terror suspects escape in Kirkuk jail break
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Date: 1 november
site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17488388
The article i read about was about a couple of people that tied to escape from jail the lowered themselves from a rope and ran. They thought it happened really early in the morning. They were in jail because they had been using drugs and done murders the.
Damn! Thats just bad! But good story Maximillian! Did I spell it write?
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DeleteThe current event I read talks about how Iraq is dealing as a country. Iraq who once ruled the world, now is having protests every day. Iraq's government is breaking apart. Iraq has a very unusual climate. When it's summer it is 48 degrees and when it's winter the temperature reaches below freezing. Some of Iraq's resources are; oil, rice, petroleum, natural gas, minerals (gold)....95% of Iraq is Muslim and the other 5% is Christian and others. Iraq is known to have one of the oldest cultures ever. They are known for producing one of the best handicrafts, including rugs and carpets. In conclusion, Iraq was a very popular before but now its government is breaking down and a majority of people are dealing with poverty.
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ReplyDeleteI read this article that in Iraq the temperature has rose higher than 48 degree! Wow! And about almost 8 people died from that very hot weather. But luckly, the people say that the weaher will cool down from August to June. Right now the weather is only little hot but nobody is dieing.
Many of the current events that talk about todays Iraq are about how the governement is falling apart. For example, Iraqs fugitive vice president was handed a second death sentance. A fugitive is someone who "escapes" the law, can you imagine the state of the country if the person who is trying to enforce the laws, breaks them? To get more information on this event, visit: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/02-Nov-2012/fugitive-iraq-vp-handed-second-death-sentence
ReplyDeleteGovernement: The federal governement of Iraq is defined under the current constitution as Islamic. Many independant commission, Iraq included, have a executive, legislative and judicial branch, which makes up their government.
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"The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 centimeters a year in some places.the shamal, a steady wind from the north and northwest, prevails from mid-June to mid-September. Dust storms accompany these winds and may rise to height of several thousand meters, causing hazardous flying conditions and closing airports for brief periods of time.Extremes of temperatures and humidity, coupled with the scarcity of water, will effect both men and equipment. Air operations may be reduced during windy season.The Iraqi climate is similar to that of the extreme southwestern United States with hot, dry summers, cold winters, and a pleasant spring and fall. Roughly 90% of the annual rainfall occurs between November and April, most of it in the winter months from December through March. The remaining six months, particularly the hottest ones of June, July, and August, at approximately 102� F (32� C), are dry. The influence of the Persian Gulf on the climate of Iraq is very limited. Near the gulf the relative humidity is higher than in other parts of the country.In the western and southern desert region, the climate is characterized by hot summers and cool winters. This region also receives brief violent rainstorms in the winter that usually total about 10 centimeters (cm).The winter rainfall normally averages about 38 centimeters (cm). The nights are generally clear in the summer and in the winter dense clouds are common about half of the nights."-http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/climate.htm
Resources: Most of the natural resources in Iraq are petroleum,naturalgas,sulfur and phosphorus. -http://www.indexmundi.com/iraq/natural_resources.html
ReplyDeleteReligion: Iraqs major religion is Islam, almost 95% of the people in Iraq follow Islam, and the rest Christianity.-http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/countries/bl_IraqIndex.htm
Culture:"lmost all Iraqis speak and understand their official language, Arabic. Arabic, a Semitic language, was introduced by the Arab conquerors and has three different forms: classical, modern standard, and spoken. Classical Arabic, best known by scholars, is the written language of the Qur'an. Modern standard Arabic, which has virtually the same structure in all Arabic-speaking countries, is taught in schools for reading and writing. The spoken language is Iraqi Arabic, and is extremely similar to that which is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan.
Read more: Culture of Iraq -lmost all Iraqis speak and understand their official language, Arabic. Arabic, a Semitic language, was introduced by the Arab conquerors and has three different forms: classical, modern standard, and spoken. Classical Arabic, best known by scholars, is the written language of the Qur'an. Modern standard Arabic, which has virtually the same structure in all Arabic-speaking countries, is taught in schools for reading and writing. The spoken language is Iraqi Arabic, and is extremely similar to that which is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan.
Read more: Culture of Iraq - lmost all Iraqis speak and understand their official language, Arabic. Arabic, a Semitic language, was introduced by the Arab conquerors and has three different forms: classical, modern standard, and spoken. Classical Arabic, best known by scholars, is the written language of the Qur'an. Modern standard Arabic, which has virtually the same structure in all Arabic-speaking countries, is taught in schools for reading and writing. The spoken language is Iraqi Arabic, and is extremely similar to that which is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan.
Culture of Iraq - history, people, women, beliefs, food, customs, family, social, dress http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Iraq.html#b#ixzz2B36SIAU3
Iraq
ReplyDeleteIraq is a country in the Middle East. Bordering Turkey in the North, Iran on the West, Syria on the East and Saudi Arabia. Iraq is a country that had many wars mostly because of the politics in the country. This country is also home to several ancient cities one of them is the city Ur. One of the biggest wars in the history of Iraq happened in 2007 against the Americans. The war started when the Americans threw a bomb on their capital city because of the Iraq’s politics. Iraq is a Muslim majority country. They have two traditions the first one is Shia and they are 65% of the population and Sunni are 35%. The climate in Iraq is warm over the whole year but the warmest season is in the summer because then it is fifty degrees and sometimes more than that. Many people died during the wars that they had against other countries and against themselves. Their official language is Arabic. The federal government is composed of executive, legislative and udical branches. A side from the federal government there are many regions called governorates there are eighteen. Iraq’s economy is mainly focused on oil sector.