-- SULAIMANIYA, Iraq -- The construction of the university here is another measure of the growing distance between the predominantly Kurdish northern territories and the rest of Iraq.I guess not every single person in Iraq is tear-assin' around the country with his AK47... adding to the monstrous celestial traffic jam at the Gates of Nirvana.
The American University of Iraq is being modeled after the successful and influential English-language institutions in Beirut and Cairo, which are known for their high academic standards and competitive admission policies.
Those universities have a big head start: the American University in Beirut was founded in 1866 by American missionaries, and the American University in Cairo was established in 1919.
The Kurds have decided to rebuild instead.
Technorati Tags: American University of Iraq, Owen Cargol, Kurdish territories
