// Munthader Al Zaidi
Operation in support of the creation
of an international foundation
// A foundation to come
to the aid of Iraqi civilians
// His action was broadcast around the world. What could have been perceived in the West as the usual public tart-slinging caused a wave of shock to sweep the planet and touched not only the Arab and Muslim world, but also Europe and the USA, where the populations were deeply divided concerning the war against Iraq. By throwing his shoes at President Bush in the middle of his fairwell tour in Iraq the Iraqi journalist MAZ wanted to show his rejection of the imposture and lies behind the war of occupation intended (pretending) to bring democracy and stability to his country. By protesting against injustice and tyranny the star journalist of Al-Bagdadia Television revealed to the world the distress of the Iraqi people, drawn into an infernal spiral of bomb attacks, violation of Human Rights and crimes against humanity.
Today MAZ intends to follow up his action by gathering together forces to collect the financial means to bring urgent aid to the civilian population. His priority and determination go to bringing help and assistance to Iraqi orphans and widows, to millions of Iraqis in exile and to the children and civilians mutilated by bomb attacks and war crimes. To this end he created a humanitarian foundation in Beyrouth last September which was officially launched in Geneva 19th October 2009.
The MAZ Foundation being secular and independent of all political and religious institutions intends to bring financial, medical and logistical aid to the victims of the breaches to Human Rights in Iraq. It is also the ambition of the foundation to play a role in the prevention of the violating of Human Rights by giving media coverage to individual and collective tragedies and to making international opinion aware of the suffering of the Iraqi people. The MAZ Foundation also intends to finance all national and international legal actions leading to the acknowledgement of guilt and responsibility for the physical, material and moral prejudice suffered by the civilian population.
The MAZ Foundation establishes partnerships and defines an agenda of its actions and activities. It thanks in advance all donators, whether governments, public authorities, private individuals or from the sectors of industry and commerce, who by making a contribution, however modest, will help to relieve the distress and suffering of millions of Iraqi civilians. //