Faiza in English: read, weep, donate

    Update of Oct. 24th: Regarding the Jarrar family’s humanitarian-aid project, you can send donations to Majid in Canada by mail. He writes on his blog that the address is: Attn. Majid Jarrar, 650 Pearson College Drive, Victoria V9C 4H7, BC, Canada. Receipts will get emailed back to you and continuing info about the project–including accounts– will be posted on Raed’s blog.

Faiza of “A Family in Baghdad” has a long, English-language version up today of posts she wrote in Arabic on October 13 and 15.
This is heartwrenching writing. I can’t even begin to make excerpts from it. She and her family are going to move house… Read about it. The whole post is worth reading.
At the end, she says:

    Iraq needs an election, and anew government

7 thoughts on “Faiza in English: read, weep, donate”

  1. If you’re sending from the us of a, better send $$$ in a no return address envelope.
    Trying through paypal, i got the impression that they’ve already set up a little list.
    The address is:
    Attn. Majid Jarrar
    650 Pearson Drive
    Victoria V9C4H7 BC
    Canada

  2. More on sending $$$ to canada.
    The following was posted to a group that I belong to and may be useful to those of us living in the us of a who don’t want the potential hassles of there being records of where we send our $$$.
    New Canadian Postal Regulations.
    The following is taken from the USPS website.
    I have no idea whether it’s correct or an invention of the USPS for their purposes.
    WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service is alerting customers mailing items to Canada they must comply with strict Canadian Customs and
    postal administration addressing requirements.
    All postal items (except postcards) that do not display the complete name and address of both the sender and the recipient — in roman letters (A, B, C) and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) — are being denied entry into Canada. Sender or recipient identification such as “Grandma” or “Aunt Ruth” are not acceptable and are among the causes
    of mail being returned.
    According to Canadian officials, this action is pursuant to the Canada Customs Act and reflects heightened security measures.
    Accordingly, addresses to recipients in Canada should be printed in ink or typewritten in capital letters, and the last line of the address
    must show only the country name, written in full, and in capital letters.
    When a Canadian postal delivery zone number is included in the address, mailing requirements allow that number to appear as the
    last line of the address.
    Customers also are reminded that complete and legible customs declarations — along with required import documentation — must be
    provided to specifically identify the contents of any package.
    General descriptions such as “gift” or “present” are not acceptable.
    Canadian Customs offices report a backlog of incoming postal items containing incomplete or inaccurate information.
    According to Canadian officials, these items eventually will be returned to their points
    of origin for correction by the sender as soon as practical.
    Here is the website link:
    http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2004/pr04_069.htm

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