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Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Participates in the Activities of launching the 65th Session of the United Nations Women Status Commission

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At the invitation of the Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Global Compact Mrs. Sanda Ojiambo, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji participated on March 16th and 17th 2021 in the launching activities of the Sixty-Fifth Session of the Women Status Commission, which was held electronically.

The Commission in its 65th Session held this year focused on full and effective participation of women and their decision-making in public life, elimination of violence, achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

The meeting also assessed the progress achieved in implementing the conclusions agreed upon in the 60th Session that was held in 2016 on “the Empowerment of Women & Their Relation to Sustainable Development”.

In addition, a number of ministerial round-table meetings were held and high level interactive dialogues, general discussions, interactive dialogues and expert-group discussions took place.

In his speech on the opening day of the 65th Session of the Women Status Commission, the UN Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres said “the equal participation of women is the factor we need to change the rules of the game.”

He explained that for decades, evidence indicated that women’s participation enhanced economic outcomes, encouraged greater investment in social protection and lead to more sustainable peace and promoted climate action.

Senior executives, including Coca-Cola, Toyota-Motors and the Malaysian Oil Company participated in the conference.

It is worth mentioning that the Women Status Commission is a technical committee of the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) dedicated to developing global policies exclusively to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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Participation of Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman & Secretary General in the First Coordination Meeting Held by the International Labor (ILO) Organization

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IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji and IBC Director General participated on Tuesday February 23rd 2021 in the First Coordination Meeting held by the International Labor Organization via Zoom application to form a national team to develop a permanent strategy for the transition from informal to formal economy according to the recommendations of the International Labor Organization No. (204) that calls upon member states to design coherent and integrated strategies to facilitate the transition from informal to formal economy.

At the beginning of the meeting, ILO Expert Mr. Muhammad Maayteh welcomed the participants reviewing the objectives of the First Coordinating Meeting, followed by a presentation on the methodology of diagnosing the informal trait and the method of shifting to the organized trait presented by ILO Regional Coordinator Dr. Maha Qattaa.

Then ILO Expert Ms. Miranda Figgerman talked about the steps of forming a national team to participate in this diagnosis and lay down a roadmap to shift to organized economy.

Dr. Saad Naji participated with an important intervention on the necessity of involving the private sector and owners of businesses in setting the strategy and securing social protection and incentives for those who work in the informal economy to facilitate their transition to the formal economy, bearing in mind that developing this strategy will require the involvement of a number of United Nationals organizations, representatives of the Iraqi government and civil society organizations.

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Participation of Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman & Secretary General in the Symposium Concerning Women Forum & Sustainable Investment

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At the invitation of the General Secretariat of the International Arab Investor Forum, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji and IBC Director General participated in the Symposium entitled “Women to the Front in 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy” which was held electronically on Wednesday February 2nd 2021, and organized by the General Secretariat of the International Arab Investor Forum in cooperation with the Arab Women Organization.

During the Forum, Dr. Saad Naji participated with a speech, in which he reviewed the activities of the Iraqi Business Council and the achievements realized in the field of social responsibility including women empowerment and sustainable development.

The Director General of the Arab Women Organization and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Arab Investor Dr. Fadiya Kiwan participated in the Forum with a speech speaking about the most important issues that concern women, the need to activate women’s role in the sustainable development and the necessity to enhance her role in the political, social and economic life.

The Symposium was conducted by the Secretary General of the International Arab Investor Forum Mr. Nadheem Muhammad Al-Sabah, and it included the following topics:-

  • The five generations in the path of women advancement on the Arab and international levels.

 

  • From the woman in a family to the woman as a citizen.

 

  • 2030 sustainable development agenda and the position of women in it.

 

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The Iraqi Business Council Hosts His Excellency The Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Dr. Hassan Nadhim

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As part of its (Ibdaa) Cultural Program, IBC hosted on Monday October 12th 2020 the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Dr. Hassan Nadhim via ZOOM Application to discuss the Ministry’s cultural projects and the available investment opportunities.

At the beginning of the session, IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi welcomed the Minister and the participants, lauding the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities’ project on setting a date for the National Day, stressing that this is happening for the first time in the history of Iraq, and thanked the efforts of the Iraqi Minister in this respect.

Dr. Saedi also gave an overview on a number of achievements realized by the Council on all levels including IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program.
Dr. Saedi said that IBC is considered a link between the business community in Iraq and the international business community, referring to IBC role in strengthening the economic relations between Jordan and Iraq including the oil linkage between Basra and Jordan’s city of Aqaba.

He also said that IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program aims at honoring Iraqi creative personalities inside and outside Iraq, calling on future partnership between IBC and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities.
On his part, the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Dr. Hassan Nadhim lauded IBC achievements in the economic and cultural fields, considering this meeting as an opportunity to discuss the Ministry’s cultural projects, listening to ideas and opinions that may be useful in implementing in the Ministry’s future projects.

The Minister lauded the project appertaining to honoring the Iraqi creative personalities within the Council’s (Ibdaa) Cultural Program for its cultural importance and the support it provides to scientists, artists and creative personalities.

He also expressed the Ministry’s readiness to become a partner in this Project, and talked about the reasons for choosing October 3rd to become Iraq’s National Day.

He further emphasized the Ministry’s efforts to choose a non-controversial day to become Iraqi’s National Day to be agreed upon by all Iraqis that is not subject to any religious, ethnic or similar sensitivity.

Therefore, October 3rd was chosen to be Iraq’s National Day, which is the day when Iraq joined the League of Nations, the day the British Mandate on Iraq ended and the day when Iraq became a country enjoying full sovereignty and international recognition.
The Minister further added that the Ministry was successful in separating the Holiday Law from the National Day Law to facilitate passing it, referring to the Ministry’s efforts to choose a non-controversial day to be a date for Iraq’s National Day agreed upon be everyone and is not subject to any calculations.

He pointed out Iraq’s National Anthem Project is still in the stage of discussion and there are two options in this regard; either choosing a text for a well-known Iraqi poet or composing a new text subject to a specific technical criteria.
The Iraqi Minister also answered a point raised by IBC Chairman Dr. Saedi on finding ways to encourage and regulate the tourism sector in Iraq, especially that the tourism revenue to the Iraqi National Production is almost meager, indicating that there are tendencies to work on changing the current situation and revitalizing tourism in Iraq despite the consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic crisis.
For his part, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji reviewed the cultural activities held within IBC (Ibdaa) Project which characterized IBC before other similar business organizations that aim to support the civil society such as art exhibitions, honoring creative personalities, publicizing and book signing by writers and authors and holding cultural celebrations to introduce the great Mesopotamia Civilization to the Jordanian local society and the new young generations, in addition to holding cultural lectures, fashion shows and IBC sponsoring and printing books.
Mr. Naji touched upon the Participatory Applied National Committee in the Good Democratic Governance launched by the Iraqi Business Council in participation with the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Arab League during a workshop held by IBC in Amman, which dealt with partnership between the government sector, the private sector and the civil society organizations to formulate and decision-making in Iraq, stressing out that “this comes out of IBC’s belief that the citizen is the main partner in decision-making with the government”.
Mr. Naji also referred to the need for business communities to adopt the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which emphasizes transparency, combating corruption, preserving environment, combating poverty and child labor, as IBC was one of the first organizations to join this Compact, calling on the Ministry of Culture to support the creative personalities honoring project, that comes under IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program, inside and outside Iraq through partnership with the Council.
The session included interventions by the participants on the protection of the intellectual property rights, combating the smuggling of antiquities, strengthening cultural relations with the Arab neighboring countries, especially Jordan, interest in tourism and supporting Iraqi creative personalities outside Iraq.

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Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Participate in the Economic Symposium Hosted by the Iraqi – British Business Council in Partnership with the Institute of International & Regional Studies & the American University in Suleimaniya

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At the invitation of the Iraqi – British Business Council, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji participated on Monday June 15th 2020 in the Economic Symposium held via Internet via ZOOM Application, hosted by the Iraqi – British Business Council in partnership with the Institute of International and Regional Studies and the American University in Suleimaniya, in which over 300 personalities participated.

During the Symposium, a work paper titled “Iraq 2020 : A Country at the Crossroads”, which was issued by the Consultative Council of the Iraqi – British Business Council.

The paper addressed the basic requirements that Iraq needs to successfully exits the current state of chaos including the external challenges such as the collapse of oil prices, COVID-19 epidemic and the re-emergence of ISIS, and at the same time the internal challenges such as the rampant corruption, poor basic services, unemployment, employment below the level of qualifications, troubled political situation and the serious budget crisis.

At the end of the Economic Symposium, the attendees issued a number of recommendations to the Iraqi government to address the current economic crisis facing Iraq including; cancellation of trade controls, ending support on electricity and water production, improving the banking system and providing credit to private sector companies, combating corruption and addressing COVID-19 pandemic without exposing the private sector to risks

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Iraqi Business Council Hosts the Signing Ceremony of Dr. Majid Matar Al-Khateeb’s Book “The Path to Awareness”

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Among the activities of its Cultural Program (Ibdaa) , IBC hosted on Saturday February 8th, 2020 on its Hall / 1st floor the signing ceremony of “The Path to Awareness” – a study on the foundations of awareness and environmental awareness – by the visiting guest from Baghdad Dr. Majid Matar Al-Khateeb, issued by (Dar Al-Thakira) for Publishing and Distribution.
At the beginning of the ceremony Dr. Shawqi Naji Al-Saati gave an introductory briefing about the Author, his academic degrees and works such as; (Citizenship and Environment, the Urban Fabric of Al-Najaf, Contemporary Studies on the Environment and Pollution, and Iraq’s Cultural and Economic History), and his supervising a number of thesis, in addition to chairing several committees in the same specialization.
The Author of the book Dr. Al-Khateeb welcomed the guests and expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Iraqi Business Council for hosting the signing ceremony of his book.
He then gave an overview on the most important contents of the book chapters, which is considered a study on the foundations of awareness and environmental awareness, and multiple visions of the concept of awareness, its implications, goals and types from which the five chapters were generated.
The first chapter of his book constituted an entrance to awareness to define it in terms of language and terminology, the concept of awareness and the relationship between awareness and reason.
The second chapter presented a historic vision of awareness, its roots and relationship with the human instinct, the historic stages of awareness and the relationship of awareness with the human needs.
In the third chapter, the Author talked about the main sources that formed and crystallized human awareness, the impact and role of the environmental information, education and environment and their importance in generating awareness and environmental awareness on the level of the individual and global community.
As for the fourth chapter, it constituted a broad entrance to the environment in its definitions and multiple components, in addition to indicating the relationship and mutual impact between the environment and sustainable development.
In the last chapter of his book, the Author focused on environmental awareness, its concept and objectives and means of achieving it and the necessity of preserving the environment.
The last chapter of the book ended by crystallizing the fruit of that awareness represented by the global concern and that of humanity as a whole with environment, its contemporary and serious problems that have occupied the mind of the world in the recent decades.
The ceremony included questions raised by the attendees and discussions on some points contained in the book.
At the end of the ceremony the Author signed copies of his book and presented to the attendees that included IBC members, intellectuals, academics and businessmen.
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Iraqi Business Council Hosts “Tamayouz” World Architectural Award Ceremony for 2019 For the Fourth Consecutive Year

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IBC hosted on Saturday December 7th 2019 at Amman Royal Hotel the distribution ceremony of “Tamayouz” World Architectural Award for 2019 for the fourth year in a row which was founded on 2012 by architect Ahmad Al-Mallak in the United Kingdom that aims at supporting young architects and inspiring design initiatives.

During the ceremony, the Award founder architect Ahmad Al-Mallak lauded  IBC role in supporting young people, stimulating their creative energies and highlighting their talents, which includes “Tamayouz” Architectural Award that was supported by IBC since the early stages of its foundation.

During the ceremony, IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi was honored with “Tamayouz” Honorary Award for the “Life Changing” Program which was founded by Dr. Saedi to support the youth and promote cultural exchange among them.

Dr. Saedi affirmed that “Tamayouz” Award aims at supporting the young Iraqi architect and advance the level of performance by adopting the standards of the most solemn international universities.

IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji presented the “Muhammad Mekkiya Award for the Architectural Personality of the Year” to the World Monuments Fund.

This year’s “Tamayouz” Award included seven categories, namely: “Tamayouz” Award for Iraqi Students’ Graduation Projects, the International “Tamayouz” Award, “Tamayouz” Award in Architecture for Women, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Architectural Personality of the Year Award, Rifat Chaderji Architecture Award and Diwan Architectural Award.

The ceremony was attended by IBC Chairman and Board members, as well as the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Jordan Mr. Haider Al-Athari, the Charge d’Affairs to the Saudi Embassy to Jordan Advisor Muhammad Al-Atiq and the Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan Mr. Sharif Kamil, in addition to a number of representatives of several diplomatic missions in Jordan.

The ceremony was also attended by a number of Iraqi,  Jordanian and foreign architectural and academic personalities, Deans and Heads of Architecture Departments in Iraqi, Jordanian, British and International universities, in addition to the world largest Consultation Firms.

It is noteworthy that this year’s ceremony held in Jordan received more than 160 academic personalities, students and specialized architects who came especially to attend this event from nearly 130 countries.
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Iraqi Business Council (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin

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As part of IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program, IBC hosted on Saturday November 16th, 2019 at IBC Hall/1st floor, the book signing ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) for Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the author Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin talked about the harsh conditions he had lived for five years and seven months as a prisoner of war during the Iraqi – Iranian war which ended in August 8th, 1988.

The book is a biography of the author and a historical documentation of a stage almost forgotten as a result of major transformations in Iraq after 2003.
Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin wrote “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) depicting the journey of pain and suffering from Iraq towards the prisons of captivity in the Iranian capital Teheran, and explained in simple words how the Iraqi prisoners lived in the Iranian prisons, which was the content of the first chapter of the book.

In the second chapter he included two types of tales from the captivity prisons : narration of some events such as tales of the captivity baths.. tales of the insane prisoners in captivity, while the second part included tales with titles, heroes of which, as the writer documented, about men he described as “simple people, yet they were the heroes of those tales, so that I could tell everyone that history would not ignore or skip anything even concerning the simplest men and events”.
The author’s introduction was realistic and served as a biography of pain.. and a talk about the untold.
The ceremony was attended by a crowd of Iraqis and artists, and the famous Iraqi singer Sadoun Jabir had a special presence.
On IBC side, the ceremony was attended by IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji, IBC members; Mr. Turkey Al-Qaisi, who in turn presented the author Muhammad Muhsin with a gift (the map of Iraq), Mr. Muhammad Al-Baldawi, in addition to a large number of IBC Cultural Committee members, journalists, satellite TV channels, IBC CEO and staff.

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IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 1
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 2
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 2
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 3
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 3
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 4
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 4
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 5
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 5
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 6
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 6
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 7
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 7
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 8
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 8
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 9
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 9
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 10
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin 10
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin
IBC (Ibdaa) Cultural Program Hosts the Book Signing Ceremony of “Al-Akheeth” (The Prisoner) For Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin
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Iraqi Business Council Hosts a Cultural Evening On “Mesopotamia Civilization”

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As part of the activities of IBC Cultural Program (Ibdaa), and under the patronage of HRH Princess Alia Bint Al-Hussein, IBC hosted on Wednesday September 25th, 2019 at the Grand Millennium Hotel – Amman a cultural evening on the Civilization of Mesopotamia in cooperation with the team of the British Cultural Anhidwana Association.

The evening included performances in which the “ZIBANG” team that included two storytellers; Badi Obeid and John Peters told tales from the Mesopotamian era such as “Adaba”, “Sidori” and “The Master and the Slave” Tales.

Also, Dr. Martin Worthington, who is a specialist in Ancient Iraqi languages, presented a summary on “A Poor Man From Nippu” film that he had adapted and produced in the Babylonian language and was screened during the evening.
The evening also included an exhibition for artist Hamid Ruweid, which showed copies of a number of works of arts about the civilization of Mesopotamia, on which the artist presented a summary of the symbols and historic indications they included.

The ceremony was attended by IBC Chairman, Board members and members of the General Assembly, elite artists and journalists, in addition to satellite TV channels.

The activity was presented in English and Arabic.

It is noteworthy that (Ibdaa) Cultural Program has promoted the civilization of Mesopotamia in cooperation with (ZIBANG) storytelling team, who held this show for the second year in a row.

 

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Iraqi Business Council Hosts the Announcement & Signing Ceremony Of the First Part of a Book Titled “Chatting” By the Media Personality Dr. Majeed Al-Samarraie

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As Part of the activities of IBC Cultural Program (Ibdaa), IBC hosted on Monday September 23rd, 2019 at Orfali Gallery – Umm Utheina the signing and announcement ceremony of the first part of the prominent media personality Dr. Majeed Al-Samarraie’s book titled (Chatting) on the sidelines of a question “How Did You See The World?), which was published by (Thakera House for Publishing & Distribution).

At the beginning of the ceremony, which was sponsored by IBC – Jordan and presented by Journalist Muhammad Al-Sayyed Muhsin, who praised in his opening speech the efforts exerted by Dr. Majeed Al-Samarrai where he rephrased his guests’ words and documented in his book.

For his part, Dr. Al-Samarrair said that “his effort is supportive to the documentation of what his guests talked about during his television program, which continued over 13 years on Al-Sharqiyah TV Channel”, during which he had hosted Iraqi innovators in various fields of artistic creativity including singers, journalists, directors, actors, painters, thinkers, etc., who he believed had the right to have their views in answering the question “How Did You See The World?” documented in a book recalling their views.

At the end of the ceremony Dr. Al-Samarraie extended his thanks to IBC for sponsoring and organizing the signing ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mrs. Safiya Al-Siheil and a number of members of the diplomatic missions at the Embassy.

On IBC side, the ceremony was attended by IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji and IBC members; Dr. Amila Naji, Mr. Turkey Al-Qaissi, Engineer Muhammad Al-Baghdadi, Dr. Muhammad Al-Baldawi, in adition to IBC CEO and staff.

The ceremony was also attended by a crowd of intellectuals, artists, innovators and writers of the Iraqi community and the Jordanian community, in addition to media personalities and satellite TV channels.