Abdul Latif's blog # 3
Hello everyone - Abdul Latif Khairy has sent along another blog entry, and again I have done some very minor editing (as asked to do by him) and posted it here. I hope you enjoy it - it is an indication of the type of professional he is that he is already trying to implement and teach the new material he learned in the UAE.
August 6, 2006
Hi every one,
Khairy, Abdul latif is here again,
I would like here to tell you some thoughts about what happened after the training course in UAE, there is too many things to talk about too, but, we have mentioned many things in the 1st Blog, so, I will try to tell you briefly about it .
In the last night in UAE we (Juwan, Falah, Thana, Luma, Waleed & me ) decided to go shopping, having last tour, & having dinner together, then I remembered that I have Mr. Harvey Varnet disk USB device, which he give to me to put some photos that he needed. So, We decided to visit them in the hostel, to deliver the disk to Mr. Harvey & see them again, then I called Mr. Harvey to tell him that we planning to visit them, he answered me that they love to, but he said that they can came to us & join us. Then they came to us, we have some soft drink together (because they already have dinner), we have some pictures & have a nice time, then we say greetings each other for the last time …
In the last morning in UAE, we picked our things, saying goodbye for our colleagues that will leave UAE after us in a day or two to Basrah & Mosel, waiting for the driver who will transport us to Dubai airport, then we split into groups, according to the airlines that we have our tickets in it.
We got back to Baghdad, the circumstances there was the same, & maybe worst... the Electricity still too bad, so is water, security circumstances, Even the telephone lines still not working ( in our territory & some other places in Baghdad & in all Iraq ), & too many things to tell ...
After about 30 minutes that I arrived to my home, we heard a very wide shootings... & it have continued to about one hour, we did not know what is it, & for Sure, we did not know what happed even later ... But do you know that this thing happens here all the time!!!
Well, after 2-3 days, I was attending to go to my College to see what's up there, but actually, I was really frighten to went there... later, I have received a phone call from Mrs. Hiyas, Juwan. She asked me to meet her in her institution ((Iraqi Academy of Sciences )), because we should start our program of "Digital Library" that we were planning to, she told me that the organization which planning to pay the costs for this project are waiting for our plans & needs.
Next day, I went to my College 1st , I did not meet anyone there from our colleagues ( we are in the Summer holiday as you know ) except our "head department" & one of our colleagues, they welcomed me, & asked me about the training program & our trip Ets…
Then, I went to Iraqi Academy of Sciences & met Mrs. Hiyas, Juwan, we write down some of the main points for the project, & mention some of our needs (Such as equipment, software, stuffs …).
I arranged with Mrs. Hiyas, Juwan some training courses for the librarians there, we have agreement to give some training courses that contain the new information's & Ideas that we have got from the UAE training course in 5 to 6 training courses by some different lecturers who participated in the courses in UAE, which they are ( In addition to my & Mrs. Hiyas, Juwan ) Mr. Rasheed, Falah & Mrs. Thana, & maybe some others from the training group in UAE or from other colleagues, but we have arranged to make these training courses in next September, because they have a big reconstructions in the institution & they have almost 1 month till they will finished it.
Well, that is all folks, except that I am trying now to put the new thoughts that I have got in to my next year's courses that I am going to give for my students in the lessens that I will teach "Inshallah".
As I said to you last year, I am too interested to do what ever I could, because I would like to do something that will made me feel good by passing the information that I have learned in UAE courses to the people that did not have the opportunity to join us. I think that we were fortunate to have had the honor to represent Iraqi librarians, & we have to pay what we owe it to the efforts of all teaching team in the UAE courses & all the good people who arranged the training course.
I have a small word to the teaching team too : ((thank you very much, & we are very eager & looking forward to meeting you all very soon, hoping that the circumstances in Iraq will get better soon to have you here in Baghdad "Inshallah")) .
I hope that I did not bother you again with my 3rd long Blog, & I will be pleased to let you know whatever you want to know else, so, feel free to ask.
God bless you all.
yours;
Khairy, Abdul latif
Baghdad, Iraq
librarian_latif@yahoo.com