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Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era

Matthews, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-4312, Rasheed, Q. H., Palmero Fernandez, M., Fobbe, S., Novacek, K., Mohammed-Amin, R., Muhl, S. and Richardson, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7376-8948 (2020) Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 26 (2). pp. 120-141. ISSN 1470-3610

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2019.1608585

Abstract/Summary

Against the backdrop of the destruction of Iraqi heritage over the past quarter of a century, this article critically reviews key aspects of the current state of Iraq’s cultural heritage, including damage to heritage buildings caused by Daesh in Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul. We bring together Iraqi and non-Iraqi expertise in heritage, archaeology, and human rights law to frame our approach, building on the movement to link cultural diversity, heritage, and cultural rights. We emphasise the need for planning to enhance protection of Iraq’s heritage, in particular through preparation of inventories, the provision of resources for heritage education in schools and the development of Iraq’s museum sector. Iraq’s presence on the UNESCO World Heritage Lists needs to be enhanced and the issues of illicit site looting and traffic in looted antiquities must be addressed within international contexts. Iraq’s future accession as State Party to the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention is a priority in achieving these goals. The paper stresses the need for co-creation of heritage knowledge and a gender-sensitive human rights approach for the future of Iraq’s globally significant cultural heritage.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
ID Code:82612
Publisher:Taylor & Francis

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