Iraq's Cihan University Culture House revives Erbil heritage, provides job opportunities for women

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Iraq's Cihan University Culture House revives Erbil heritage, provides job opportunities for women

STORY: Iraq's Cihan University Culture House revives Erbil heritage, provides job opportunities for women DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cihan University Culture House where women are making handicrafts and drawing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARWA LATIF OTHMAN, Manager of Cihan University Culture House STORYLINE: A group of women work through handicrafts and art to revive the Erbil heritage and art in the Cihan University Culture House in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The house, which opened last December, consists of four sections including pottery making, drawing and plastic art, accessories and embroidering traditional clothes. SOUNDBITE (English): MARWA LATIF OTHMAN, Manager of Cihan University Culture House "Cihan University Culture House pays attentions to Kurdish culture and provides job opportunities for women to be self-reliant, and those women are working here through selling works and it's a huge opportunit

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