Iraq: The Suffering of Iraqis  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

While we have touched on the plight of Iraqi refugees in neighbouring Arab countries previously, nothing compares to the real misery they are facing away from their homes and jobs more than Iraqi blogger Faiza Al Arji's (Arabic) report from the ground.
The mastermind behind an online charity project to collect funds and help start up small cottage industries to enable Iraqi refugees in Jordan make ends meet, Al Arji takes us to homes without curtains and carpets, children sleeping on the floor and without adequate health care and clothing and fathers unable to work because of Visa restrictions, in this post I am translating from Arabic.
Setting aside time in her busy schedule, Al Arji introduces her pioneering Collateral Repair Project, as follows:
With so many needy Iraqi refugees around, Al Arji  explains how difficult it is to choose deserving beneficiaries for the project:
Al Arji also takes us into the homes of refugees, describing them in plain and simple words as follows:
Despite the need and unbearable conditions facing refugees, Al Arji wonders where Iraq's oil money is going. She asks:
The blogger goes on to tell us how sad she is with the situation and heartbreak around her, and pledges to continue in her stride to make life a better place for the refugees she meets. She is also touched by the support of Americans to her online project and helping Iraqi refugees on the ground. She explains:
وعملي المتواصل هو الشيء الوحيد الذي يواسيني لانني احاول ان أرمم مصائب الناس , أحاول ان ادخل السعادة الى قلوب وبيوت اناس معذبين مظلومين يمرون بظروف تعيسه , رغم علمي ان حجم الكوارث كبير في العراق, وان كل ما نحاول تصليحه هو اشياء صغيرة من هنا وهناك, لكنها افضل من الصمت او السلبية أو الانانية …
واسعدني جدا ان أرى نساء أمريكيات من ثقافه مختلفة ودين مختلف وعالم مختلف تماما عن عالمي الذي تربيت ونشأت فيه ببغداد وغيرها من عواصم عربيه
لكن سبحان الله الذي جمعنا ووحد قلوبنا للعمل على مساعدة العراقيين ,…
لم نلتق من قبل أبدا, لكننا نملك رؤيا مشتركه للأمور..
Al Arji then takes us into the home of a family of seven, showing us the horrific conditions they live in and the health and employment problems they battle on everyday to make a living. She writes:
While apologising for burdening us with the problems Iraqi refugees face, Al Arji pays more tribute to her American collaborators on the project. She notes:
In conlusion, she wonders if Iraqis will ever be able to return to their homes.