By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer When ISIS occupied parts of Iraq and Syria, they destroyed world-famous heritage symbols in the region. It was a carefully staged propaganda that destroyed monuments and cities perceived to have some connection to the Western world. Discourse turned to heritage specialists, who assessed the importance of and damage to … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer This is a story of two priests in two different communities in the Plains of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Both communities were affected by the ISIS incursion in 2014, though the recovery has been more difficult for one community due to remnants of ISIS in the area. Both … Continued
Mosul’s history and heritage seem to have been relegated to the background on account of the damage and destruction the city has undergone over the past few years, but that looks set to change now thanks to this new initiative. SOURCE: ENTREPRENEUR BY: ABY SAM THOMAS It was once described by 10th century Arab geographer … Continued
SOURCE: RFI BY: ROSIE COLLYER Literature and poetry are regaining ground in the Iraqi city of Mosul two years after its brutal occupation by the Islamic State armed group that branded artists as criminals. Winds of change are blowing across the fertile plains of Iraq’s northern Nineveh province where muslin cotton was once grown in … Continued
Conditions in Syria and Iraq pale in comparison to Turkey or the Gulf states, but appealing prices and locals looking to recover from the war against ISIS have given birth to new aesthetics hotspots SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ZVI BAR’EL Dr. Jamil Abdallah, an ear, nose and throat specialist and a plastic surgeon, has a scientific … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MINA AL DROUBI The United Nations will hold a conference on Monday on reviving Mosul’s cultural heritage and education sector as the war-torn city emerges from a three-year battle against ISIS. The long-road to liberation came at a huge cost for Iraq, with towns and cities reduced to rubble and countless … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: SETH J. FRANTZMAN This is the heart of Mosul,” tweets Ali Y. Al-Baroodi. “From Najafi to Sarichkhana to Farooq streets, I biked with hope as removing the rubble is still [going] on. Seeing it like that gives a variety of mixed feelings. These were the most congested hubs of our … Continued
SOURCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Responding to reports made by the Associated Press that between 9000 to 11,000 civilians have been killed in the battle for Mosul, Lynn Maalouf, Head of Research for Amnesty International in the Middle East said: “We are horrified, but not surprised, by these new figures. These numbers are directly in line … Continued
SOURCE: NY TIMES BY ZAINAB SALBI Zainab Salbi with the third in a series of dispatches from war-torn Mosul, Iraq, on the human toll of the ongoing strife there The people of Mosul have survived ISIS control of their city in many ways. There are those who stayed at home for months at a time and some … Continued
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