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	<description>.: Social Entrepreneurship To Support A Children's Hospital In Basra :.</description>
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		<title>Basra Diary</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2009/07/30/basra-diary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Eva-Maria Hobiger, of the Aladdin’s Magic Lantern organisation, which 4Basra supports, attended an international medical conference in May at the University of Basra – making a visit has been impossible due to the violence in the city over the past several years.
Below are some extracts from her diary:

WE pass the cities of Safwan and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Medical News Feature</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2007/10/28/irish-medical-news-feature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most Irish doctors and nurses, the daily battle to save lives doesnâ€™t begin until they reach their workplace.
In the southern Iraqi city of Basra however &#8211; about 600km south of the capital Baghdad &#8211; itâ€™s a battle just to get to work safely through the dusty, rubbish-strewn and war-torn streets without being kidnapped or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basra needs your help</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2007/08/10/basra-needs-your-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The situation in Iraq has been worsening over the past few months.
A colleague of one of the doctors working in the children&#8217;s hospital in Basra was recently found dead in a rubbish dump, her body cut into pieces.
One important ward of the chilren&#8217;s hospital will close if my colleague in Vienna cannot help, andÂ I hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action!</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/11/06/action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC Films are currently in Dublin filming The Baker Street Irregulars, a Sherlock Holmes mystery for BBC One and Childrenâ€™s BBC.Â 
The exterior of the building which houses the 4Basra office (which was perhaps a sitting room or dining room once upon a time) is being used in the film.Â 
However, the crew have also hung blinds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conscious Consumerism</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/11/06/conscious-consumerism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer tastes are notoriously fickle, changing at an ever-faster pace.Â Â 
Nonetheless, contributions from the ubiquitous â€˜Redâ€™ campaign â€“ Motorola mobile phones, The Independent newspaper, Ipods, credit cards, etc. â€“ recently topped $10 million.Â 
As yesterdayâ€™s Sunday Times reported, Ali Hewsonâ€™s Edun ethical fashion range is another recent example.Â 
Closer to home, Oxfam Ireland launched The Cake Sale: a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Iraqi Terrorists Have Internet Access?</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/10/26/do-iraqi-terrorists-have-internet-access/</link>
		<comments>http://4basra.org/2006/10/26/do-iraqi-terrorists-have-internet-access/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I learned of the sad news of a well-known female gynaecologist in Basra.Â 
Dr Youssra Hashem was killed on her way to work, shortly as she left her home.
Read more on the subject in my piece for Village magazine.
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		<title>Are You Experienced?</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/10/26/are-you-experienced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having lunch with some relatives recently, my uncle mentioned he was thinking of doing some voluntary work.Â 
He runs a successful small business and there is no doubt that some of his skills and experienced would be valuable to a charity or NGO of some sort.Â 
My advice was that he should look into the idea and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Radio 4 Today in Basra</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/10/25/bbc-radio-4-today-in-basra/</link>
		<comments>http://4basra.org/2006/10/25/bbc-radio-4-today-in-basra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Journalist John Humphrys reported from Basra this week for the influential BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Listen to the â€˜Reconstruction and Corruptionâ€™ report as he speaks to the Director of one of the cityâ€™s hospitals and describes the conditions there.
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		<title>Ashoka Ireland Interview</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/10/17/ashoka-ireland-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://4basra.org/2006/10/17/ashoka-ireland-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I had a telephone interview with Paul Oâ€™Hara of Ashoka Ireland.
Although I have not made the shortlist for the Ashoka Ireland fellowship, it was a pleasure to describe the short history of the 4Basra project and enlighten Paul as to the direction I hope it will take.Â 
The interview was by no means a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vienna</title>
		<link>http://4basra.org/2006/10/14/vienna/</link>
		<comments>http://4basra.org/2006/10/14/vienna/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4basra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trip to Vienna went well. The New Internationalist magazine might be interested in a small article about the organisation. Follow-up calls will tell whether anyone else will publish a piece about the organisation.Â 
My hotel lacked a wi-fi connection, and I neglected to take any photos with my camera phone.Â One or twoÂ others taken withÂ a digital [...]]]></description>
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