posted on Feb. 8: McMaster hosts international conference on Iraq sanctions

There's so much anguish in our world today. I'm hoping this conference can inform people specifically on the case of Iraq and inspire them generally to act responsibly for a better world.

These words, spoken by Ruba Moubarak, a third-year McMaster science student, explain why she is spearheading an international conference taking place at the University this weekend. The conference focuses on the effects of sanctions on Iraq and is titled “The Effects of Sanction on Health: A Case Study on the Gulf.”

Moubarak has gathered leading academics and experts from the United States and Europe who have studied and witnessed the effects of sanctions on the Iraqi population.

The conference will focus on the detrimental effects of sanctions on the Iraq health system and on the health of ordinary Iraqis. It will also address the policies of the sanctions' main proponents the United States and Britain and those of other Western powers.

The speakers include: Denis Halliday, former UN humanitarian
co-ordinator for Iraq; Felicity Arbuthnot, a freelance journalist who has focused attention on Iraq; Richard Garfield, director of nursing at Columbia University; Thomas Nagy, professor of expert systems at George Washington University, and Peter Pellet, professor of nutrition at University of Massachusetts. The conference moderator is Graham MacQueen.

Members of McMaster's Centre for Peace Studies and Iraq Working Group,
Ontario Public Interest Research Group-McMaster are hosting the lineup of journalists, professors and
United Nations workers.

Moubarak hopes to draw youth from Hamilton and throughout southern Ontario who are concerned about international issues. “I want to bring together like-minded students students involved in international health initiatives, humanitarian and human rights organizations to benefit from the experience and expertise someone like Denis Halliday can offer.”

The conference runs from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Centre. For more information, contact Ruba Moubarak via e-mail at moubarr@yahoo.com or call 905-546-8423.

The conference fee is $20; $15 for students (includes a lunch and refreshments).

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<i>There&#039;s so much anguish in our world today. I&#039;m hoping this conference can inform people specifically on the case of Iraq and inspire them generally to act responsibly for a better world.<p></i> <br />
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These words, spoken by Ruba Moubarak, a third-year McMaster science student, explain why she is spearheading an international conference taking place at the University this weekend. The conference focuses on the effects of sanctions on Iraq and is titled "The Effects of Sanction on Health: A Case Study on the Gulf."<p><br />
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Moubarak has gathered leading academics and experts from the United States and Europe who have studied and witnessed the effects of sanctions on the Iraqi population.<p><br />
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The conference will focus on the detrimental effects of sanctions on the Iraq health system and on the health of ordinary Iraqis. It will also address the policies of the sanctions&#039; main proponents  the United States and Britain  and those of other Western powers.<p><br />
<br />
The speakers include: Denis Halliday, former UN humanitarian <br />
co-ordinator for Iraq; Felicity Arbuthnot, a freelance journalist who has focused attention on Iraq; Richard Garfield, director of nursing at Columbia University; Thomas Nagy, professor of expert systems at George Washington University, and Peter Pellet, professor of nutrition at University of Massachusetts. The conference moderator is Graham MacQueen.<p><br />
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Members of McMaster&#039;s Centre for Peace Studies and Iraq Working Group,<br />
Ontario Public Interest Research Group-McMaster are hosting the lineup of journalists, professors and<br />
United Nations workers.<p><br />
<br />
Moubarak hopes to draw youth from Hamilton and throughout southern Ontario who are concerned about international issues. "I want to bring together like-minded students  students involved in international health initiatives, humanitarian and human rights organizations  to benefit from the experience and expertise someone like Denis Halliday can offer."<br />
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The conference runs from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Centre. For more information, contact Ruba Moubarak via e-mail at <a href="mailto:moubarr@yahoo.com">moubarr@yahoo.com</a> or call 905-546-8423.<p>  <br />
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The conference fee is $20; $15 for students (includes a lunch and refreshments).  <br />
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