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Iʼve raised £295 to The Peshmerga Park Tennis Team
- Funded on Tuesday, 18th April 2023
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For most people who pick up a ball and a racquet, international politics is the last thing on their minds. Until one bright May 2006 day in Baghdad, when idealism and extremism landed near the courts of the upmarket Alwiyah Club.
By all accounts, Davis Cup coach Hussein Rashid, 35, and promising players, Nasser Hatem, 28, and Wissam Adel Audal, 25, were dropping off their laundry after practicing at Alwiyah. A car quickly cut them off, followed by a squad of Al-Qaeda hit men who jumped out and shot the three men to death.
More than 15 years later, junior players around Iraq gather anywhere they can find a court to hit, form partnerships and try to fill the shoes of the men and women who came before them. It’s a tall order in a country still recovering from warfare of one kind or another since the former dictator Saddam Hussein seized power in a military coup in 1979. And even though women regularly play tennis in Iraq, the country has not been able to support a Billie Jean King cup team since before the U.S. occupation in 2003.
The Peshmerga Park Tennis Club — founded by American journalist Adrian Brune, as well as local coaches, Faris Ayed and Mahmood Nasser — would support youth who want to advance in tennis and possibly field Davis and BJK Cup teams again. Beginning with a modest amount, the Club would supply players from age 7 to 18 with fresh tennis balls, modern tennis racquets, uniforms and tournament travel money to neighboring countries. At the same time as using funds from individuals, the Peshmerga Park Tennis Club is seeking grants and equipment from foundations, clubs and other Western associations until Iraq's own tennis association is able to support its players again.
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Julie
Feb 9, 2023
Good luck with this very worthy venture Adrian!
£50.00
Coolhurst Quiz Champs
Feb 9, 2023
A wonderful idea - wishing everyone joy, fulfilment and success.All the best from the Snakes & Ladders team!
£50.00
David Roylance
Feb 9, 2023
A great cause
£30.00
David Berry
Feb 9, 2023
Keep telling their story!
£20.00
Kei Coolhurst
Feb 8, 2023
Thank you Adrian
£30.00
Kim, Eliz, Anna
Feb 7, 2023
Adrian- what great work!
£85.00
A Friend
Jan 11, 2023
Good effort Adrian. Best wishes from NY
£30.00
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