Truthout3d
Genocide Drove the Yazidi From Their Homeland. A Decade Later, Some Are Returning.
ISIS wrecked 80 percent of public infrastructure and 70 percent of civilian homes in Sinjar City and surrounding areas.
The Ancient Wonder That Makes the Pyramids Look Young
The post The Ancient Wonder That Makes the Pyramids Look Young appeared first on History-Computer.
Smithsonian Magazine8d
See Mosul’s Historic Leaning Minaret Tower, Rebuilt After Destruction by ISIS
Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
The Marietta Times12d
Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
A network of hospitals bearing the Aga Khan’s name is scattered in places where health care ... rubbing together and ... MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque ...
War-ravaged landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening after UNESCO-led restoration project
A UNESCO-led project is restoring historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul, including the Al-Hadbaa Minaret and key churches, after ...
WKRG13d
Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood ... reopening of the minaret is expected to take place in the coming weeks with Iraqi Prime ...