Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project

Founded in 2007, we are the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP), a nonprofit in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We build bridges of communication, understanding, and support between Iraqis and Americans after decades of US-led sanctions, war, and occupation.

Learn more and join us in our current work here: reconciliationproject.org 

2022 Highlights

400 RAMADAN FOOD BASKETS in Mosul, Najaf, and Baghdad.

POETRY DESPITE/MUSIC DESPITE EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMMING connecting artists across time and place, from World War I to the “Global War on Terror,” from the US to Iraq. 

HOME OF MEMORIES: PORTRAITS AND STORIES OF IRAQI MINNESOTANS exploring homemaking and memories toured to the Hennepin History Museum and the Duluth Art Institute.

COMBATING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN IRAQ

PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING IRAQI CULTURE IN MINNESOTA 

WHO ARE WE?

The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project brings Iraqis and Americans to work together, directing resources to Iraq, promoting Iraqi culture in America, and transforming relationships in our communities. We promote reconciliation to build a more just and peaceful world.

IARP carries out our mission through three program areas: the Iraqi Art Project, People to People exchanges, and Humanitarian Projects for Peace.

WHAT DO WE DO?

The IRAQI ART PROJECT presents Iraqi and American visual art, film, bookmaking, and theater to audiences throughout Minnesota and the midwest. 

Through our Iraqi Voices Lab, Iraqi-Minnesotans have created over 14 documentary films, gone on tour around Minnesota with the theater production Birds Sing Differently Here, and captured their stories through photography exhibitions and storytelling.

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE facilitates cultural, language, personal, and professional exchanges in both Minnesota and Iraq.  Through Sister City visits, cultural events, community potlucks, and more, we facilitate understanding and communication through our people-to-people programs.

HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS FOR PEACE implements Iraqi-led and American-funded rebuilding and humanitarian initiatives in areas of need in Iraq. IARP’s donors have installed clean water filters, provided hygiene kits for displaced persons fleeing ISIS, and helped restock the treasured University of Mosul library.

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To learn more, visit our website:

reconciliationproject.org

Every gift counts! Thank you for your support!