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Blog Post:  Posted March 8, 2010, 9:33 am by Sahar Alnouri

Iraqi staff with purple fingers

Country: Iraq

Here are some our Baghdad staff who participated in yesterday's elections. They are proudly displaying their purple index fingers, which signifies that they voted.


Photo: David Evans/Mercy Corps

Photo: David Evans/Mercy Corps

Photo: David Evans/Mercy Corps

Photo: David Evans/Mercy Corps
On Monday, March 8, 2010 (10:00 am), christina28 wrote:

I am glad to see these pictures. Things are changing in Iraq and this is one example (among many others).

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 (7:00 am), Dara wrote:

As much as the Iraqi people suffered, as much as the bravery and energy they have to move forward, even if it's hard to recover the happiness, but you always see the smile on their faces in hope of tomorrow.

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Sahar Alnouri is a Program Manager for Mercy Corps Iraq.

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