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Safa al-Din Suhaib al-Mashhadani, 31 years old graduated from the Faculty of Archeology, University of Mosul, he own a store for making all the clay tablets and accessories that imitate ancient Iraq, but in modern form. He started the idea of writing on clay tablets in the cuneiform writing in 2014.
-Through art, modern fashion has been linked to the ancient cuneiform writing, through the manufacture of medals and other works of art engraved with names and phrases using this writings, through which anyone can let people know this culture. In addition to medallions he make Lamassu and other art pieces are made with clay. He deals with a series of scientific steps, when anything stopped him in the cuneiform writing, he open dictionaries and books and called his friends inside and outside Iraq to get information, so the subject is art, science and civilization.
After the training Safadin requested for 4,000,000 IQD loan to increase his business.. His goal is to make people aware of the importance of this line, which is the first line in Iraq, it writes the first language in the world, although that many of us don’t know anything about the Cuneiform.
The story of Safadin and his business is just one of many examples of Iraqi microfinance network clients who have been able to improve their businesses with a small business loan product specifically designed to meet the needs of small businesses, where relatively small capital can provide significant business improvement.

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Microfinance Artistry: Keeping Art Alive https://new.imfi.org/success-story/microfinance-artistry-keeping-art-alive/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:32:50 +0000 https://new.imfi.org/?p=440 A young artist is keeping the art and culture of Iraq alive for the people of Kirkuk in a gallery and art supply business he established with assistance from Al-Aman, an Iraqi microfinance institution.

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The Iraq Microfinance Industry: Revitalizing Local Communities https://new.imfi.org/success-story/the-iraq-microfinance-industry-revitalizing-local-communities/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:29:13 +0000 https://new.imfi.org/?p=436 Iraq’s microfinance industry is rapidly expanding to become a powerful indigenous force for economic development in collaboration with Iraq’s microfinance institutions (MFIs).

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A Honey of a Job https://new.imfi.org/success-story/a-honey-of-a-job/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:26:58 +0000 https://new.imfi.org/?p=434 A young Iraqi beekeeper sets up his own honey production business with the help of the Iraqi Youth Initiative.

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Iraqi Youth Initiative: Putting Youth to Work https://new.imfi.org/success-story/iraqi-youth-initiative-putting-youth-to-work/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:21:17 +0000 https://new.imfi.org/?p=432 The goal of the Iraqi Youth Initiative is to reduce youth unemployment by providing business skills training to help unemployed youth find jobs and apprenticehips and, for those who excel in their training and have a clear vision for a new business, microfinance loans.

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