Prof. Matthews discusses initiatives by RASHID International to help protect, preserve and raise awareness of Iraq’s cultural heritage. Despite having only been in existence for a couple of months, RASHID already has over 70 members from across the world.
RASHID International: Formulating a Future for Iraq's Past (Kurdish translation)
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RASHID International is a multi-national group of academics, professionals and individuals with an engagement in the cultural heritage of Iraq. In this talk I will present and discuss the aims, objectives, plans and aspirations of this organisation, situating the issues of Iraq’s cultural heritage within a broad international context and including consideration of wider legal issues around destruction and protection of cultural heritage.
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This album contains the podcasts recorded at the second Protecting the Past conference, co-organised by the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project of the University of Oxford with the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani and the University of Sulaimani. It was held in Sulaimani - Iraq on 30-31 October 2016. Participants discussed projects to monitor and protect cultural heritage in Iraq and the MENA region as whole. Podcasts are available in English,...
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