The International Seminar in Ghent on Iraqi Academia and the recommendations it has produced may offer perspectives for the Higher Education Sector in Iraq and constitute an effort to rehabilitate the high standards of education the country once had before it was destroyed by the Imperial powers through economic sanctions, war and occupation. It represents a small step at the beginning of a long journey. The more people who commit to taking this journey, the more likely we are to get there in the end.

We support self-determination for the people of Iraq, and continue to work toward our goal of making reparation with the people who have been affected by this war and its aftermath. We are convinced that all those who participated in the invasion and the destruction of Iraq should be held accountable for the destruction of the country's infrastructure, its economic and social structures, its historical past and its health and education. At the same time, however, this “accountability” must not be allowed to interfere with the ability of Iraqis to determine their own collective future.

BEYOND EDUCIDE is available in English-Arabic: order your copy here

Det går även att beställa BEYOND EDUCIDE från IrakSolidaritet här

 

9-11 mars 2011 hölls ett internationellt seminarium (Ghent Seminar) om situationen för irakiska akademiker i Gent, Belgien.
”Försvar för utbildning i tider av krig och ockupation”
Seminariet organiserades av BRussells Tribunal och Mellanöstern-och Nordafrikasektionen på universitet i Gent (Menarg)
Irak hade Mellanösterns bästa utbildningssystem innan sanktioner, krig och ockupation förstörde infrastrukturen och möjligheterna till utbildning.
De ansvariga och skyldiga måste hållas ansvariga.
I boken finns tal och rekommendationer från seminariet.