Iraq Seeking to Preserve the Past, But Stumbling on the Present
Posted GMT 3-15-2012 5:27:32 MOSUL, Iraq — On land where Assyrian kings once reigned, an Iraqi farmer named Araf Khalaf surveyed the scrap of earth that has nurtured three generations of his family. It...
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In an unusual move, Iran’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Mohammad Hassan Nami has acknowledged that the country restricted the speed of the Internet in the days leading up to the...
View ArticlePutin Calls For Fostering Patriotism To Preserve National Identity
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a sense of patriotism should be fostered in Russia in order to preserve its national identity. He said that without patriotism, “the country cannot exist; it...
View ArticleIraq Move to Preserve Christian Heritage, Syriac Language
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Iraqi Christians on a spiritual pilgrimage to the birthplace of biblical patriarch Abraham visit the ruins of Ur near Nasiriyah in southern Dhi Qar province, Nov....
View ArticleIraq Civil Activists Fight to Preserve Constitutional Rights
Iraqi protesters hold a banner during a demonstration against the proposed Jafaari personal status law during International Women’s Day in Baghdad, March 8, 2014 (photo by REUTERS/Thaier...
View ArticleToronto Based Researcher Works to Preserve Ancient Syriac Inscriptions
Amir Harrak, professor of Syriac and Aramaic languages at the University of Toronto, poses for a photo in Toronto on Aug. 8, 2014. Mr. Harrak has been working to preserve rare inscriptions written in...
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