Kufa University academic and Nahrein Network - British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) scholar speaks about his experience in the UK, visiting York and learning about its heritage and institutions, Najaf, peace building and the role of intangible cultural heritage in Iraq.

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12/25/2023

Mehiyar Kathem speaks with Dr Hossam Mahdy, conservation architect, who is working to rethink and reform the ways in which conservation activity is pursued in the Middle East. Dr Mahdy speaks about the significance of community and intangible cultural heritage to sustainability and cultural continuity.

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7/25/2023

Part 3/3: René talks about Donny George, living conditions, personal impact, KBR, site protection, working with the military and Heritage for Peace. René Teijgeler is a social scientist and a conservator. He studied Sociology, Social Psychology and Anthropology (summa cum laude). As a conservator he worked at the National Library of the Netherlands and designed risk management plans for different heritage institutions home and abroad. Throughout his career René developed a keen interest in preservation issues in non-western countries. Working for Fair Trade NL he got acquainted with the ins and outs of humanitarian aid and applied the different humanitarian standards to heritage aid projects. He joined the army as a reserve officer of civil affairs and served as senior cultural advisor in Iraq (2004-2005) and in Afghanistan (2009). He has advised many international heritage organizations, lectured in many capitals and published numerous articles.

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10/11/2022

In this episode (2 of 3) René talks about Babylon, Archaeological sites, Samara, al-Hatra, looting and evaluation position. René Teijgeler is a social scientist and a conservator. He studied Sociology, Social Psychology and Anthropology (summa cum laude). As a conservator he worked at the National Library of the Netherlands and designed risk management plans for different heritage institutions home and abroad. Throughout his career René developed a keen interest in preservation issues in non-western countries. Working for Fair Trade NL he got acquainted with the ins and outs of humanitarian aid and applied the different humanitarian standards to heritage aid projects. He joined the army as a reserve officer of civil affairs and served as senior cultural advisor in Iraq (2004-2005) and in Afghanistan (2009). He has advised many international heritage organizations, lectured in many capitals and published numerous articles.

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10/11/2022

Dr Renad Mansour is a senior research fellow and project director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House. This podcast explores Chatham House's recent work on policy and cultural heritage and its collaboration with the Nahrein Network at UCL.

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8/26/2022

Part 2 of this interview with Lanah Haddad looks at the trends and changes in Iraqi archaeology over the past few years, what needs to be done to reform the sector, and the lingering legacies that affect the evolution of Iraqi archaeology.

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8/22/2022

This webinar on 22 October explored the relationship between cultural heritage and the environment within a context of continuity and sustainability in Iraq. Speakers: Rashad Salim Safina Projects Professor Nadia Al-Mudaffar Fawzi Basra Marine Science Centre

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10/22/2020