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Elementary schoolchildren helped celebrate the International Day of Peace in Khanaqin, Iraq. Photo: Ali Yassin for Mercy Corps

In Khanaqin, Iraq, Mercy Corps and the local branch of the National Olympic Committee organized a wonderful festival for the International Day of Peace. The day involved children reading a poem and releasing white doves before a football match in Azadi Stadium.

The English club — a group of college students and members of the Global Citizen Corps program — participated in the festival, some as organizers and others as football players.

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