ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

Iraqi minister of Culture Ahmad Fakkak al-Badrani attends an exhibition about ISIS prisons, by IPM (ISIS Prisons Museum) in Mossul presented at UNESCO headquarters, where IPM uses digital 3D reconstruction and virtual tours to exhibit historic sites occupied and destroyed by the terror organization ISIS between 2014 and 2017 in the Middle East. Expo was inaugurated in Paris, France, on November 6, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

Iraqi minister of Culture Ahmad Fakkak al-Badrani attends an exhibition about ISIS prisons, by IPM (ISIS Prisons Museum) in Mossul presented at UNESCO headquarters, where IPM uses digital 3D reconstruction and virtual tours to exhibit historic sites occupied and destroyed by the terror organization ISIS between 2014 and 2017 in the Middle East. Expo was inaugurated in Paris, France, on November 6, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

ISIS Prisons Museum Mossul Expo at UNESCO Headquarters - Paris

Iraqi minister of Culture Ahmad Fakkak al-Badrani attends an exhibition about ISIS prisons, by IPM (ISIS Prisons Museum) in Mossul presented at UNESCO headquarters, where IPM uses digital 3D reconstruction and virtual tours to exhibit historic sites occupied and destroyed by the terror organization ISIS between 2014 and 2017 in the Middle East. Expo was inaugurated in Paris, France, on November 6, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

15th al-Wasiti Fine Arts Festival kicks off in Baghdad

STORY: 15th al-Wasiti Fine Arts Festival kicks off in Baghdad SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: Iraq kicked off the 15th al-Wasiti Fine Arts Festival on Sunday in the capital Baghdad. Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani inaugurated the event at the ministry's headquarters in central Baghdad, where about 230 artworks are displayed. The event witnessed a significant cultural and official turnout and this year's festival saw broad Arab and international participation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

Iraqi female musical ensemble holds 1st concert in Baghdad

STORY: Iraqi female musical ensemble holds 1st concert in Baghdad DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Iraqi female ensemble holding first concert 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA MAJEED, Maestro 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZAHRAA, Ensemble member STORYLINE: An Iraqi female ensemble held its first concert on Thursday evening at the Iraqi National Theater in Baghdad. The newly formed ensemble of female musicians, named Sumeryat Musical Ensemble and led by Maestro Alaa Majeed, performed many pieces of Iraqi folk music and songs. The ensemble's 49-member female musicians mainly use traditional musical instruments and some modern instruments. The concert was attended by the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fakkak al-Badrani, and a large audience. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA MAJEED, Maestro "The message that we want from forming this ensemble is a message of love and peace to all the world, and a message of reassurance to the whole world that Iraq