Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war
https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/iraq-s-perfect-storm-climate-and-environmental-crisis-amid-scars-war
Iraq: The changing face of Baghdad’s historic neighborhoods
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA Concrete skeletons now punctuate a skyline previously peppered with palm trees as flats gradually usurp old homes.by Simona Foltyn 9 Sept 2020 Source:ALJazeera MORE ON IRAQ Iranians remember sacrifices on Iran-Iraq war anniversarytoday Why are activists in Iraq...
Briefing: For many Iraqis, post-war life remains a struggle
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/07/22/iraq-displacement-crisis-recovery
مدارس أهليّة في ذي قار نسبة النجاح فيها صفر
ذي قار / حسين العامل كشفت لجنة التربية والتعليم العالي في مجلس محافظة ذي قار عن تدني غير مسبوق بنتائج مرحلة الثالث متوسط والتي بلغت 34 بالمئة على مستوى العراق و 37 بالمئة في محافظة ذي قار، وفيما عزت...
أمة في خطر : تأملات لحال ومستقبل التعليم، التربية والثقافة في العراق
د. أحمد عبد الرزاق شكارة إن تقييم حال ومستقبل التربية ، التعليم والثقافة في العراق أضحى مسألة جد حيوية ينتظرها كل عراقي وطني غيور على مصلحة ومستقبل بلاده من أجل بث وتنشيط الروح المعنوية – الفكرية –التعليمية – العلمية...
UNESCO names ancient Babylon city a World Heritage Site
The UN body has described the ancient city as a “unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world.” After years of damaging interventions, Babylon will now gain protected status. Babylon (Iraq) – Situated 85 km...
Enormous, ‘Most Ancient’ Sumerian Port Discovered in Iraq
Archaeological excavations were conducted near the city of Nasiriyah, at a place called Abu-Tbeirah, which is located on the ancient shoreline of the Persian Gulf. The ancient harbor uncovered near Ur, homeland of Abraham, is the oldest port found...
Archaeological Findings -Ruins of Mitanni-Period Palace in Northern Iraq
The Middle East has been home to numerous civilizations over the course of its long and tumultuous history. While the region’s past is well-studied, one of these societies we know very little about—the so-called Mittani Empire, which stretched from...
Conference on UNESCO’s Flagship Initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul”
Mosul is the living symbol of Iraqi’s pluralistic identity. For centuries, it has been a crossroad of culture in the Middle East. From the Sumerian cities to Babylon, from the walls of Nineveh to the Silk Road, the region...
OPENING OF BASRA MUSEUM
Posted by Iraqi Thoughts The official opening of the Basra Museum on the 19th of March 2019, is the culmination of over a decade of planning and hard work and is a prime example of the success of local efforts and...
How to Get Your Laundry Done in Ancient Mesopotamia
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/at-the-cleaners-ancient-mesopotamia
How to Get Your Laundry Done in Ancient Mesopotamia
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/at-the-cleaners-ancient-mesopotamia
Turkey names ‘water czar’ to ease disputes with Iraq
Fehim Tastekin January 23, 2019 Turkey has launched an effort to help resolve the water problem of neighboring Iraq amid bilateral tensions over decreasing flow rates in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, whose waters the two countries share. President Recep...
Iraq’s archaeological sites face looting, urbanisation threats
Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani said more than one-third of the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh has been covered with houses. LONDON – Anarchic development and looting in war-torn Iraq are the greatest threats to its treasure...
Aliph, the global fund to protect cultural heritage, announces its first projects in Iraq and Mali
Launched in 2016, Aliph will finance restoration work with technical support from the Louvre and Smithsonian Institution 16th January 2019 10:36 GM Aliph, a Geneva-based global fund to protect cultural heritage in war zones, spearheaded by France and the...
كمال السامرائي…عشرون عاما على الرحيل
السيرة والانجازات http://www.almadasupplements.com/pdf/01-4347/21.pdf
هل يكون العهد الجديد عهد الثقافة والمثقفين؟
عبدالجبار جعفر تاريخ النشر: الخميس 10 كانون الثاني 2019 https://al-aalem.com/article/
State Department awards Penn $2 million to preserve cultural heritage in northern Iraq
The two-phase, three-year project aims to revitalize the city and its culture. When ISIS terrorists in northern Iraq destroyed cultural heritage sites in and around Mosul, they frequently targeted minority groups including Christians, Yazidis, Shia, Kurds, and other groups...
IRAQI CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE HOPEFUL CHRISTMAS AFTER DEFEAT OF ISIS
Across the region, Christmas appeared to come and go without the terrorism of previous years. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 25, 2018 Christians filled churches in the city of Qaraqosh, southeast of Mosul, on Christmas eve to celebrate the holiday...
Voices for Iraq foresees a New Era of Culture in Iraq
Voices for Iraq foresees a New Era of Culture in Iraq VFI-December 19,2018 On December 18, 2018, leading archeologist Abdelamir al-Hamdani was confirmed as Iraq’s Minister of Culture. Voices for Iraq congratulates the Iraqi Parliament for its good judgment...
VFI Congratulates Dr. Abdulameer Hamdani on his new position as Iraq’s new Minister of Culture
On this occasion, all team members of Voices for Iraq would like to extend the warmest congratulations to Abdelamir. His qualifications and dedication for the culture and heritage make him the right person for the right job. VFI has...
The Conflict Research Programme–Iraq’s research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi, December 2018
by Toby Dodge Ali Al-Mawlawi, Mudher Salih, Ramon Blecua and Christine van den Toorn at Al-Bayan Center, Baghdad. At the start of December 2018, the Conflict Research Programme–Iraq carried out an extended research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi. Toby Dodge...
وقائع مؤتمر البيان السنوي الثاني
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0GWcVI6m_I&feature=youtu.be
NEW PROJECTS ANNOUNCED TO PROTECT CULTURAL HERITAGE OVERSEAS
https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2018/august/headline_603811_en.html
Iraq’s Mosul celebrates cultural comeback
https://amp.dw.com/en/iraqs-mosul-celebrates-cultural-comeback/a-45392290
اذا العـراق يومــا اراد الحيــاة، فلابــد للحكومــة أن تستثمـر في البشــر
اذا العـراق يومــا اراد الحيــاة، فلابــد للحكومــة أن تستثمـر في البشــر وضعت أسس “الاقتصاد الكلاسيكي” على يد العالم الاسكتلندي ادم سميث في العام 1776 من خلال كتابة الشهير “ثروة الأمم”. حيث قام سميث في هذا الكتاب بتأطير أربعة أنواع...
رسالة مفتوحة الى السيد رئيس مجلس الوزراء
رسالة مفتوحة الى السيد رئيس مجلس الوزراء د.حيدر العبادي المحترم .. تحياتي .. استمع العراقيون الى حديثكم مع وزراء ورؤساء الاجهزة الامنية والاستخبارية في لقائكم بهم يوم الاحد المنصرم 15 تموز والذي بثته عدد من الفضائيات. 1- لقد انصفتم...
The Iraqi stadium boom
The Iraqi stadium boom While it is not uncommon for shiny new stadiums to get built in places where you would not expect them, there is something even more special going on in Iraq right now: an actual stadium...
A Letter From Mosul
A Letter From Mosul by Angelina Jolie, Guest Writer 06/19/2018 02:00 am ET Updated Jun 19, 2018 The largest and longest urban battle fought anywhere in the world since World War II was waged to retake Mosul from ISIS. Liberty came at...
Iraq is may be coming to the end of a 40-year period of foreign and civil wars.
Iraq isn’t as dangerous as it was – but many still live in fear One man I met was wearing a blue T-shirt with the slogan ‘I Choose Leave’ printed on the front. It must have been intended for the...
Determination of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Fishes of the Tigris River in Baghdad
Determination of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Fishes of the Tigris River in Baghdad Montazer Mensoor 1,* and Ali Said 2 1 International Center for Training, Research & Development, Baghdad 10069, Iraq 2 Department of Pharmacy, Al-Yarmouk University College, Baghdad 10069, Iraq Abstract:...
تاريخ العراق ومجتمعه ّ بين حنا بطاطو وعلي الوردي History of Iraq and its Society: Between Hanna Batatu and Ali al-Wardi
تاريخ العراق ومجتمعه ّ بين حنا بطاطو وعلي الوردي History of Iraq and its Society: Between Hanna Batatu and Ali al-Wardi دينا رزق خوري | Khoury Rizk Dina
Two Caliphates Fall: Mosul Survives
Two Caliphates Fall: Mosul Survives Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri was in ruins when the city was retaken from jihadists in June 2017 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons). “We are Ottomans.” My grandmother said this in 1996. She came from...
Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned in the chaos of 2003, but one of its libraries escaped this fate and a historic collection survived
Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned in the chaos of 2003, but one of its libraries escaped this fate and a historic collection survived The al-Qadiriyya library holds historic copies of...