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After the fall of the terrorist ISIS state in Iraq’s Mosul in July 2019, stories of pain began to emerge from under the ashes of war. The stories showed the world the ugliness of hatred practiced by the organization against man and the city, against mosque and church, Muslim and Christian and humanity and life.
Traumatized by terrorism, hope soon shined from Abu Dhabi to restore light in the city through the Revive the Spirit of Mosul UNESCO initiative. The United Arab Emirates was among the first and fastest to take the initiative to rebuild the Great Mosque of al-Nuri and its iconic Al-Hadba minaret in 2018. And since the principles of humanity are indivisible and immune to discrimination, the UAE expanded the project after Pope Francis’ historic visit to the country in 2019. The initiative was expanded to include the renovation and reconstruction of the Al-Tahera and Al-Saa Churches in a message of hope and tolerance aimed at restoring the historic standing an