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UAE to Rebuild Iraq’s Iconic Mosul Mosque Destroyed by ISIS
[AAWSAT] The United Arab Emirates announced on Monday that the Gulf state will offer $50 million to rebuild djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... ’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri that was destroyed during last year’s battle against the ISIS terrorist group in Iraq. UAE Culture Minister Noura al-Kaabi said her country would put forward $50.4 million (41.2 million euros) for the task. "The five-year project is not just about rebuilding the mosque, the minaret and the infrastructure, but also about giving hope to young Iraqis," she said during a ceremony at Baghdad's National Museum. She called on the international community "to unite to protect universal heritage sites, especially those in our Arab region" in theaters of conflict. "The millenia-old civilization must be preserved." The deal was signed by Kaabi and her Iraqi counterpart, Faryad Rawanduzi, in the presence of UNESCO's Iraq representative Louise Haxthausen. "This is an ambitious, highly symbolic project for the resurrection of Mosul and Iraq," said Haxthausen. "The work has already begun, the site is now protected... we must first clear the site, remove the rubble (and) document, before we can begin reconstructing the mosque and its minaret." Posted by: Fred 2018-04-24 |
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