By FNC Producer Ghalib Tawfiq

Meet young Iraqi, Mohammad. He is a 23 year old Pharmacist from Baghdad.  His father founded this Pharmacy about 30 years ago and now he is retired,  so now Mohammad is running it. Mohammad believes that Iraq should be run by a Democratic political system without any loyalty to a certain religious sect or ethnic group, and that the younger generation should be educated this way, so their loyalty will be only for the country.  Hear from Mohammad himself below!

By FNC Producer Ghalib Tawfiq

Meet young Iraqi, Yusuf. He is 19 years old, studies computer engineering, and has a part time job in a computer maintenance shop in Baghdad. Since the war is coming to an end, he feels that this is Iraq’s chance to finally catch up with the technology here in America.  After a little convincing, Yusuf agreed to work with me on this video.

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By FNC Producer Ghalib Tawfiq

Iraq is now recovering from the aftermath of the war, a war which has its affects on every sector. The health system lacks modern medical supplies and equipment, hundreds of doctors have fled the country during the sectarian violence, and hospitals have shut down and because of that. Similarly, the education system was not in better shape, students stopped going to universities, parents stopped  sending their kids to schools for fear of kidnappings or car bombs. Professors and lecturers  either stayed home or fled the country for the same reasons.  And the same goes for the industrial, commercial sector as well.

Now, the situation has changed.  The security has much improved after the government fought and defeated the sectarian Militias, Death Squads, and Al Qaeda in many Iraqi cities, including Baghdad.  Iraqis are getting back on their feet again trying to rebuild their country and emerge to the world again.

I have been working for Fox News Baghdad Bureau for 3 years now as a producer, and throughout our coverage on Iraq, I have met, talked to, and interviewed Iraqi government officials, politicians, military men, and many others.  Being an Iraqi worker for a major American media corporation,  I want to show the bright side of our story on Iraq, and shed some light on our efforts to rebuild the country, which is the responsibility of all of us.  So I decided to approach one category of Iraqis we haven’t focused on in the past, the YOUNG Iraqis.  I am asking them to talk to the American viewers about themselves, express their own views and thoughts on how they foresee their future, and how they participate in the rebuilding of Iraq.

One of these young men expressed to me that they are the “backbone of the society” and I think it is appropriate to call them the “Real Builders” of Iraq.

Each week I will introduce one of these “Real Builders” and you will get an EXCLUSIVE look inside their story with videos, photos and blogs. Please keep checking back!