Op-Ed: From Mosul to Philadelphia

"By guest blogger Majid S.
An Iraqi-American living in Pennsylvania

Three government officials from Mosul, Iraq recently visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as part of a city to city partnership, created by the International Visitor’s Center in Philadelphia.

The goal of the partnership is to give visitors from Iraq an opportunity to meet with government officials and individuals from the private sector in Philadelphia, to share ideas about governance and democracy. The partnership also coordinates humanitarian aid to citizens in Mosul. The first delegation included the Vice Governor, Khasro Goran, and provincial council members M. and N. "
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