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The mosque; the Islamic holy place of prayer, carries a distinct structural characteristic and identity.

March 20 marks the twentieth anniversary of the US conquest of Iraq which has devastated its people, destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure,

Tens of thousands of artifacts have been stolen from sites around the country during decades of war

In a room at the old Mosul Museum, a young Moslawi singer closes his eyes in a moment of rapture. Singing next to the museum’s modernist 1974 incarnation still being restored after ISIS’s pillage of it treasures, his voice lifts the hearts of listeners.

Date Time Pope Francis in Mosul: a message of peace and inclusion bolstered by a diverse community When Pope Francis arrives in Iraq on 5 March, he will come with a message of peace and unity supported on a pillar of diversity. This message is at the core of UNESCO’s mandate, where inclusion and diversity are critical to understanding, mutual respect, and ultimately a more peaceful and just world. It manifests itself in our cooperation with the Iraqi government and through our various initiatives, whether it is a question of preserving and promoting its complex and diverse cultural and reli...