Iraqi displays heritage artifacts in private museum

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Iraqi displays heritage artifacts in private museum

STORY: Iraqi displays heritage artifacts in private museum DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the private al-Salam (Peace) Museum in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMED SAYED NOOR, Owner of the al-Salam Museum 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AMAL IBRAHIM, Head of the Young Mutanabi Center STORYLINE: At a hall in the historical building of the al-Baghdadi Cultural Center, Mohammed Sayed Noor, researcher in the Baghdadi folklore, proudly displays his heritage collections that tell the stories of the people of Baghdad. Noor receives visitors at his private al-Salam (Peace) Museum, which exhibits his antiques of stamps, coins, carpets, utensils made of copper and wood, ancient weapons, and other things that Noor has been lovingly collecting since he was a child in early 1970s. Noor told Xinhua that he was greatly influenced by his childhood, as he lived in his father's house, which was built in the old Baghdadi style. The place had a clear influenc

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