Can Iraq's geeks save the country?

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Fikra Space: Iraq's hackerspace – Bilal Ghalib, an Iraqi-American advocate for hackerspaces in the Middle East, told CNN he wants to see "A thousand hackerspaces from Turkey to Morocco." Here, he demonstrates new equipment to members of Fikra Space, Baghdad's first hackerspace.
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Fikra Space: Iraq's hackerspace – Fikra Space member Mujtaba Zuhair experiments with some open-source technology at Baghdad's first hackerspace.
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Fikra Space: Iraq's hackerspace – Bilal Ghalib, an advocate of hackerspaces in the Middle East, models a 3D printer to members of Fikra Space.
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Fikra Space: Iraq's hackerspace – Fikra Space members experiment with Google Maps in a Baghdad park.
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