Reduce the size of your pdf without losing quality. The 16panel, folded card includes information on religion. They are meant for the 19 or 20yearold soldier, moving door to door in a hostile environment, explained col. The secondlargest cultural group is the kurds, who are in the highlands and mountain valleys of the north in a politically autonomous settlement. Culture of iraq history, people, women, beliefs, food. Civilizations have called iraq home since 6 millenia bc. The qi card is an iraqi debit card and is the national credit card of iraq. Convert word, powerpoint and excel files to and from pdf. Qi card is used widely in iraq for the distribution of pensions, social welfare aid. But unlike in some other countries, getting a regular credit card in iraq is a tougher prospect.
Iraq s two biggest stateowned banks, rafidain bank and rasheed bank, together with the iraqi electronic payment system ieps have established a company called international smart card, which have developed a national credit card called qi card. Ensure you have one side of your card translated into arabic or kurdish and include your company position and title since rank and social standing are vital in iraqi business culture. Iraq has faced massive upheaval over the past couple of decades and the impact of. The 16panel, folded card includes information on religion, religious holidays, clothes and gestures.
Greetings between men usually involve a handshake with the right hand. All of iraq is within greenwich mean time gmt plus three hours. Defense intelligence agency developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the mostwanted members of president saddam husseins government, mostly highranking members of the iraqi regional branch of the arab socialist baath party or members of the revolutionary command council. Marines last year i blogged about the marine corps primer on cultural sensitivity in arab lands, which seemed to resemble the kinds of tips one might find in the front of a lonely planet guide to the middle east. With toptalent web application development skills on board, our company will craft compelling web apps and jumpstart your business. Ultra pdf editor, by compuclever, provides you an easy way to view and annotate pdf files on all windows devices. However, they both soon came into conflict against the iraqi.
The mcia has produced an updated iraq culture smart card, dated may 2006, which features rudimentary information on iraqi customs, religion and language. The plan for the new card is a merger of both the csid hawya. Office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition. It remains to be seen, however, if such attitudinal change can combine to. Meet abu azrael, iraqs rambo, the most renowned fighter in iraq duration. Iraq borders kuwait to the south, saudi arabia the south, jordan the west, syrian arab republic to the northwest, turkey to the north, and the islamic republic of iran to the east. The sumer culture invented writing and the wheel in iraq. During the 2003 invasion of iraq by a united statesled coalition, the u. Pdf culture as a weapon system rochelle davis academia. Extract images from your pdf or save each page as a separate image. This gta is the iraq culture smart card is a guide for communication and cultural awareness. Afghan culture 4 religion the predominate religion in afghanistan is islam which 99% of the population follow.
When exchanging cards, present your card so that the translated side faces the recipient. Culture smart card guide for communication and cultural awareness turkey religion to ing. In todays republic of iraq, where islam is the state religion and claims the beliefs of 95 percent of the population, the majority of iraqis identify with arab culture. A new iraq culture smart card federation of american. This hand holding may feel uncomfortable to westerners. The iraq culture smart card is a guide for communication and cultural awareness. Ethnic gmups 185 snie or 150 mtlnct to sur to to or to do this in fly cultural customs clothes gestures male dress to female dress gestures ntry egypt baghdad kuwait e wtry e.
Ppt iraq cultural facts powerpoint presentation free. Marine corps in a new edition of the iraq culture smart card very large pdf. Iraq s two biggest stateowned banks, rafidain bank and rasheed bank, together with the iraqi electronic payment system ieps have established a company called international smart card, which has developed a national. Tension exists between shia and sunni arabs over access to political and economic power. Qicard is iscs flagship solution, which employs biometric identity as the cardholder verification method. This is eight hours ahead of eastern standard time est. Isc is the leading electronic payment services company in iraq.
Dating back to the mesopotamian civilization is a cultural background which still dictates terms when it comes to society, customs, and beliefs. Religion, violence, and the state in iraq project on middle east. Its plastic, like a credit card, and is embedded with a special computer chip that keeps track of the value of the card. Excel gives you many more options for editing, but what if someone sends you a. Smartcard web app developers will morph your great ideas into workable web solutions. Business meetings are the most significant part of doing business in iraq. The afghanistan cultural smart card and ied reference provides useful information about the history and culture of afghanistan and included counteried information such as safe standoff distances, ied procedures, dealing with roadside ieds, ied indicators, components, emplacement, vehicleborne ieds and suicide bombers. A saga of becoming indias largest telecom company indian telecom industry is witnessing one of the largest mergers ever between vodafone india and idea cellular. International smart card isc, in cooperation with the two largest government banks in iraq, rafidain and rasheed, and the state pension administration introduced an electronic, smart card. Afghanistan and a little later iraq proved that the american military machine worked. Credit cards come to iraq at least one iraqi bank is offering credit cards, unheard of during the saddam era, to customers.
Iraq culture smart card as well as academic texts beleaga, 2004 are offered to. Effects of afghan culture on counterinsurgency operations. International smart card presented on their qi card system and product offerings to humanitarian actors responding to displacement in iraq as an example of a frequentlydiscussed etransfer option in iraq. Mobile technology is revitalizing payments in iraq. Well teach you how to convert a pdf into an excel document with ease, just follow along with these steps. Iraq culture smart card if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Iraq the culture lands, peoples, and cultures fast, april on. American indianalaska native culture card a guide to build cultural awareness concept was inspired by the iraq culture smart card developed by. Culture and power in conflict library of modern middle east studies. Iraq s next generation is scarred by a brutal civil war. Gta 90100461 pagesfor official use onlyseptember 24, 2009the five cswhile the 5cs are conducted in no specific order, the response must be instinctive, effective and bas. The trade bank of iraq has so far issued iraqis 15,000 credit cards. Iraqi men tend to shake hands gently, but hold the hand for a long time as they exchange verbal greetings. A copy was obtained by secrecy news and is available here in a very large 22 mb pdf file.
These archives are the legal and cultural property of the iraqi government, and their. The history of iraq has been plagued with conflicts which has caused general perception to be somewhat distorted when it comes to its amazing culture. The official denomination of iraq is the new dinar and was introduced on 15 october 2003. Unicef and partners are giving them the tools they need to resume their lives and build a better future. Multinational corps iraq counteried smart book 2008. It is pronounced as key, and it is the reversed form of iq, the iso 3166 code for iraq history. Government offices and businesses may also close on thursday, making the weekend thursday and friday. Onesimcard is an allinone iraq sim card solution that gives you more. The smart in iraq, disbanded the iraqi army and fired all baath party card is a. A new iraq culture smart card federation of american scientists. By the 1970s, kurds had become divided between two factions controlling the north and south of iraqi kurdistan. Transform jpg, png, bmp, gif, and tiff images to pdf.
In wartorn iraq, provider international smart card isc is helping citizens gain access to their salaries and pensions via an innovative, secure epayments and smart card system. Iraq culture smart cards the marine corps intelligence activity has over the past two years distributed thousands of iraq culture smart cards to american serviceman in iraq. Iraq crosscultural and language training communicaid. Known as the cradle of civilization, iraq has an incredibly rich cultural history dating back to the iron age. Qicard the magic of biometrics and achieving financial. This area between the two rivers is known as the cradle of civilization. Second, it is not clear why the iraq culture smart card mentions the other arab. According to the trade bank of iraq, a credit card is given only is cases where the applicant is known to the bank. Iraq, for the most part, is land locked, except for a nineteenmile long coastline that iraq has on the persian gulf. The 16panel, folded card includes information on religion, religious holidays, clothes and gestures, ethnic groups, cultural groups, customs, and history, social structure, and understanding arabic names. Iraq has also been known for its master poets, painters, sculptors, musicians and craftsmen.
The rivers begin separately in the north of iraq, and join together in southern iraq. Marine corps intelligence activity mcia afghan culture card2 pagesfor official use onlyapril 2010. When the prt personnel grew bigger with the joining of. Dont use your left hand for contact with others, advises the u. Looking for a iraq sim card to use for international travel in iraq or other countries in the middle east.
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