Demolition of Iconic Centuries-Old Minaret Triggers Outrage in Iraq
City officials falsely declared they had the Sunni Endowment Office’s blessing to destroy the landmark.
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June 10, 2023 •
Christians in Iraq Struggle to Preserve an Endangered Ancient Language
Efforts to keep alive Syriac, an ancient Aramaic dialect of the Assyrian people traditionally spoken by Iraq’s dwindling Christian population.
December 31, 2018 •
In Iraq, Christmas Became a National Holiday This Year
In Iraq, Christmas Became a National Holiday This Year
April 29, 2018 •
UAE Donates $50 Million to Rebuild Mosul
The United Arab Emirates, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) and Iraq signed an agreement April 23 to launch the rebuilding of the cultural heritage of Mosul.
April 15, 2018 •
UN Urges Iraq to Support Diversity and Religious Minorities
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Ján Kubiš took up the problems facing post-ISIL Iraq, urging tolerance and support for previously persecuted communities.
March 31, 2018 •
Church Bells Ring this Easter in Iraq
Excerpts from an article on an interview with Father Robert Jerjees in Baghdad, in which Al Jazeera reports on the first Easter in Iraq after the defeat of ISIL: The Christian community in Iraq is said to be one of the oldest continuously existing communities in the world.
