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Common Vocabulary presents the most common Iraqi vocabulary among children in Baghdad nowadays, vocabulary such as; death, occupation, abduction, genocide, mass graves, water shortages, no electricity. The new vocabulary is printed on flash cards to educate the viewer.
A seven-year-old girl from Iraqi origins learns how to pronounce the terms in a video tutorial.
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Duration: 00’04’00 min (loop)
Drawings: 8 different cards, Size: 15 x 15 cm