The participants were welcomed by Sheikh Khalaf Dakhil Sido Hamo, along with several community elders, notables, and young men and women of the town. Sheikh Hamo provided a detailed explanation of life and coexistence among the components of Qahtaniyah before and after 2014.
The Dialogue Knights visited the memorial of August 14, which commemorates the 2007 terrorist fuel truck bombing in the center of the town. They also observed a moment of silence in honor of the martyr Jilan, while Mr. Ibrahim Tamra recounted the story of her martyrdom and the symbolism of the memorial.
The participants then toured the town and explored the mud-brick houses that embody Qahtaniyah’s identity. A get-to-know session was also held with local families, featuring conversations between the women of the town and the female participants of the camp about hobbies, interests, and the traditional crafts they excel at.
At the end of the visit, the camp participants and their hosts exchanged souvenirs and symbolic gifts produced in previous camps.
It is worth noting that the camp began in Baghdad with the participation of youth from Sinjar, later joined by youth from Baghdad in its first stage. It then continued to Basra, where young men and women from the province joined, before moving on to Dhi Qar, the Nineveh Plain, and the Old City of Mosul. The camp has now reached Sinjar and its surrounding areas and will soon continue its journey across other Iraqi cities as part of a program aimed at promoting dialogue as a mechanism for building peace and rejecting hate speech.
