2013 Arab Capital of Culture is officially Baghdad, Iraq

The candles in Baghdad are lit to hope for a new season of culture and development.
Baghdad inaugurated as Arab Capital of Culture
Baghdad was inaugurated as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture on Saturday, the latest in a series of steps which officials hope will put Iraq back on the map after decades of conflict.
Source: Fireball Online
Iraq Seeks to Revive it's Once Cultural Life
Iraq to revive cultural life to heal war wounds.
Source: Imagine a World
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Warns against Takfiri Thought
Opening the Festivity of Baghdad Capital of Arab Culture on Saturday, al-Maliki said the attacks of the extremists, violence advocates and Takfiris will not dissuade Baghdad from performing its cultural message and playing its creative role.
Source: Islamic Invitation
















