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.

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Impacts and implications of violence against cultural heritage in Syria

Heritage destruction, and the ideological motivations behind it, is vital for understanding conflict as well as addressing questions on what heritage is documented, preserved and…

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Tigray: Why are soldiers attacking religious heritage sites?

Mariz Tadros 12 March 2021 There are reports of Ethiopian and Eritrea troops going out of their way to loot and destroy beloved churches, mosques…

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Safeguarding religious sites

The UN General Assembly has voted to adopt a resolution protecting religious sites. Recent conflicts in Iraq and Syria have seen vast swathes of religious…

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The Grand Egyptian Festival: religion, heritage and social cohesion

On 19th January every year, at the stroke of midnight, thousands of Coptic Christians in Egypt jump into the river Nile or water canals nearby.…

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Heritage rooted in landscape – memories and cultural survival in Iraq

Heritage and culture can be rooted in physical spaces, so when these come under threat or are permanently altered by conflict or climate change, this…

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Memories of Mosul: intangible heritage preservation essential for rebuilding communities

Rebuilding heritage and the cohesion of communities that live and breathe it is not merely a matter of rebuilding tangible (often historical) sites, but also…

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Cultural rights are human rights: reviving Assyrian traditions in Iraq

Cultural heritage is fundamental to human dignity and identity. As part of the IDS-led CREID programme the rights of religious communities to practice and preserve…

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Pluralising Heritage Voices in Iraq and Syria

As part of the IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID),  we are working with religious minority communities in Iraq and Syria to…

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Communities torn asunder by heritage destruction in Iraq and Syria

In the latest piece from her series on heritage and survival, Sofya Shahab, from the IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development, describes her…

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A hundred years old Hindu temple destroyed without recompense or regret

Mahesh Rana A local builder had the audacity to destroy a pre-partition temple along with 22 houses in the vicinity and added to the insecurities…

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Yezidi tattoos: where tradition meets brave defiance and a battle for survival

With a long history of persecution, the Yezidis recently experienced a genocide at the hands of Daesh in Iraq. As well as systematically killing and…

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Young Yazidis in Iraq rebuild their shattered communities through heritage

Heritage is commonly perceived as being about a passive preservation of the past, passed down from one generation to the next. In reality, however, heritage…

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