Tag: Heritage

We are working with young people from different religious minorities to document, archive and disseminate the oral heritage of their communities, in Egypt and Iraq.

Case Study
Egyptian woman who shared a story of her heritage tattoos
It is our right to make a tattoo on our arms. The cross won’t be removed – the heritage story of my tattoo (Egypt)

In this interview with Mari Makramalla Monir, Thoraya Saleh Salib talks about how she is proud of the tattoos, which she inked herself, and encourages…

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We engraved crosses on our wrists so that it is manifest to all that we are Christians – the heritage story of my tattoo (Egypt)

Men and women from religious minorities have from ancient times inked their bodies to proclaim their identity. The Copts are one of the oldest surviving…

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An Egyptian shares the story behind her religious tattoos
Reaffirming my faith – the heritage story of my tattoo (Egypt)

Men and women from religious minorities have from ancient times inked their bodies to proclaim their identity. The Copts are one of the oldest surviving…

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News
CREID vertical logo next to the words International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Catch up on CREID news, events and videos at International Freedom of Religion or Belief Ministerial Conference

Earlier this month, six hundred delegates from over 100 countries attended the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion Belief, hosted for the first time…

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Analysis Coptic Heritage Village – a celebration of intangible heritage from Egypt

Last week, Egyptian Coptic youth from Minya welcomed a delegation from the UK Embassy, led by HM Ambassador Gareth Bayley, to a reconstituted “heritage village”…

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News Preserving Iraq’s diverse cultural heritage – a unique collaboration between CREID/IDS and the Universities of Mosul and Duhok

We were delighted to welcome two delegations of twelve academics last week from the University of Mosul, led by its President Professor Dr Kossay Al-Ahmady,…

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Analysis
Why regional knowledge exchange matters for heritage preservation

With much of knowledge sharing on heritage gathering dominated by Western scholars and practitioners, a recent IDS-led workshop in Beirut, supported by the British Council’s…

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Working Paper
Whose Heritage Counts? Narratives of Coptic People’s Heritage

This CREID Working Paper by Elizabeth Monier examines whose voices narrate official Coptic heritage, what the in-built biases in representations of Coptic heritage are and…

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Publication
Front cover of the publication entitled Preserving Communities' Heritage
Preserving Communities’ Heritage: A Workbook for Heritage Capturers

This is a practical workbook, by James Baker, Sofya Shahab and Mariz Tadros, aims to guide local communities and heritage gatherers through the process of…

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Publication Co-Constructing Digital Archiving Practices for Community Heritage Preservation in Egypt and Iraq

In this journal article, James Baker, Sofya Shahab and Mariz Tadros document cultural heritage to preserve cultural heritage, to ensure its survival by pushing back…

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Event October 26, 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Omaid Sharifi and ArtLords, mural promoting diversity in Afghanistan. The text reads “O homeland! In the end, I will build you. I will build you”.
The Children of an “Infinity of Cultures*” A Human Rights Approach to Cultural Mixing / Les enfants d’une “infinité de cultures”: une approche fondée sur les droits humains au brassage culturel

Watch again: the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, and the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID), in…

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Publication Heritage practices as development’s blind spot: A case study of Coptic tattooing in Libya and Egypt

This article by Mariz Tadros, explores the relationship between heritage practices and inclusive development through the exploration of the role of Coptic tattooing in shaping…

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