Thanks a lot Moini, that was exactly the issue. I was having a hard time figuring this out, not anymore thanks to you.

Thanks a lot for the answers. I tried your suggestions but I guess I'm still missing some of the steps you guys suggested to me and couldn't get it right. I have uploaded my inkscape file here, could you please kindly open it and see what I am possibly doing wrong? I really appreciate it. Thank you ...

Hi guys, I have a plain black rectangle as background and a single image in my project (see attached). When I move the image (the sad face) over the black rectangle the image goes behind it. Even when I push the "Raise selection to top" button, the image still doesn't come to top of the bl...