electronicIraq.net

About this Project
Introduction

Electronic Iraq (eIraq) -- found at electronicIraq.net -- is a news portal committed to providing a uniquely comprehensive look at Iraq and the violence that has engulfed it.

eIraq was launched in February 2003 to provide a humanitarian perspective on the looming conflict in Iraq. The site quickly became a respected and vital resource unparalleled in its track record of providing news and analysis with a fresh and unique focus on the experiences of the Iraqi people enduring the daily tragedy and chaos of war.

Before, during, and immediately after the U.S. "Shock and Awe" bombing campaign, eIraq writers from the Iraq Peace Team, a special project of veteran anti-war campaigners "Voices in the Wilderness," reported on what they witnessed daily via the Internet and a satellite modem connection. Visitors to eIraq were given a unique and compelling glimpse of war and its aftermath through the eyes of peace activists and Iraqis from all walks of life.

As testimony to eIraq's distinctive and reliable efforts to provide a real-time alternative history of the war both the Library of Congress and the British Library added the website to their digital archives

In the post-invasion period, eIraq's work evolved, offering an ever-widening range of reportage, analysis and commentary focusing on the humanitarian situation. eIraq has provided a consistent and unparalleled documentation of the U.S. occupation and the challenges of rebuilding Iraq, and serves as a key resource for NGOs, journalists, academics and diplomats

In June 2003, eIraq was awarded the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's "Voices of Peace Award" for its "commitment to bringing the concerns, voices, and experiences" of Iraqis "to audiences the world over."

In 2004 and 2005, eIraq reporters, photographers and commentators provided election-day reports, analyzed drafts of a new Iraqi constitution, and sent dispatches from Baghdad and beyond, writing from Fallujah, Najaf, Kerbala, Mosul and the Iraqi/Syrian border. Today, with searing uncertainty, daily explosions, rising body counts, and political wrangling dominating front-page news about Iraq, eIraq continues to provide a consistent and reliable flow of online news and analysis rarely found in the mainstream media.

The future for Iraqis is uncertain. Help us continue to shine a light on the most important aspect of life in Iraq -- the humanitarian situation -- by supporting our work on Electronic Iraq.

The Electronic Iraq website, following in the footsteps of our sister site, The Electronic Intifada, utilises the latest in technology to publish reports from around the world, including from on the ground in Iraq, easily added to the site by nontechnical writers and editors of the Electronic Iraq team. Content from this website can be easily syndicated onto other friendly sites by webmasters.

Please join the Electronic Iraq news list to stay informed about Iraq.

Please also join EI's Weekday Press Picks List for a very useful daily compilation of reportage about Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a wide variety of sources.



The Electronic Intifada (EI) [electronicIntifada.net]

EI, an online educational gateway to information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is produced by a small network of activists with a history of Internet and alternative media development.

EI undertakes research and compiles and publishes reference material, commentary and analyses, personal journals from the frontlines of the conflict, media news and critiques, and even satire.

EI offers information services for journalists and editors, media activists and students of the media, and researchers looking for reference material. The site also provides automatically updating streaming content via our "wire service for websites:" EI Wire.

Launched 23 February 2001, EI is independent of any political, factional, ethnic, or religious affiliation, and bases its view of the conflict on the foundations of International Humanitarian Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Electronic Intifada condemns all attacks on civilians, regardless of the identity or beliefs of the perpetrators, yet encourages people to examine the structural roots and dynamics of violence in the conflict, as well as the imbalances of power that perpetuate it.

The four co-founders of the Electronic Intifada project are Ali Abunimah, Arjan El Fassed, Laurie King-Irani, and Nigel Parry. All four have been active on the issue of Iraq and have collaborated with VitW to offer this information service, Electronic Iraq, as the US prepares for war.

EI needs your support. For more information about financially supporting the work of the Electronic Intifada with U.S. tax-deductable donations, or to get in touch, see the Contact section of EI.