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Pottery making in Iraq thrives amid modern challenges

STORY: Pottery making in Iraq thrives amid modern challenges DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pottery workshop in the city of Nahrawan 2. various of Safaa al-Kawaz making pottery in the workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAFAA AL-KAWAZ, Owner of a pottery workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-DALFI, Worker at a pottery workshop STORYLINE: Pottery making in Iraq has been an enduring profession that is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. Today, it continues to thrive despite modern challenges. The demand for clay-made products stays stable as people strive to preserve this cultural heritage for future generations. Safaa al-Kawaz, the owner of a pottery workshop located about 35 km southeast of Baghdad in the Nahrawan area, specializes in crafting clay pots known as "Heb." These pots have been traditionally used for cooling drinking water, particularly in the agricultural regions of central and southern Iraq. SOUNDB

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-POTTERY-MAKING

(230528) -- BAGHDAD, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Safaa al-Kawaz, a pottery workshop owner, creates a piece of work in the Nahrawan area near Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2023. Pottery-making in Iraq has been an enduring profession which is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-POTTERY-MAKING

(230528) -- BAGHDAD, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Safaa al-Kawaz (L), a pottery workshop owner, arranges earthenware together with an assistant in the Nahrawan area near Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2023. Pottery-making in Iraq has been an enduring profession which is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-POTTERY-MAKING

(230528) -- BAGHDAD, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Safaa al-Kawaz, a pottery workshop owner, creates a piece of work in the Nahrawan area near Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2023. Pottery-making in Iraq has been an enduring profession which is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-POTTERY-MAKING

(230528) -- BAGHDAD, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Safaa al-Kawaz, a pottery workshop owner, arranges earthenware in the Nahrawan area near Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2023. Pottery-making in Iraq has been an enduring profession which is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-POTTERY-MAKING

(230528) -- BAGHDAD, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Safaa al-Kawaz, a pottery workshop owner, is pictured at his workshop in the Nahrawan area near Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2023. Pottery-making in Iraq has been an enduring profession which is deeply rooted in the civilizations of Mesopotamia. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization

STORY: Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil STORYLINE: The Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil, Iraq, offers a glimpse into the history of the Ankawa district and the civilization of Mesopotamia. The two-floor museum was established in 2011 and consists of many sections. The traditional Mesopotamian costumes section on the first floor displays costumes that local people still preserve and wear on some occasions. On one of its walls is a mural showing the civilizations and historical stages that Ankawa and Mesopotamia went through from the Babylonian, Assyrian and Akkadian eras, as well as Syriac history and the history of Christianity before and after the founding of Islam. In the middle of the first floor is a clay model of the ancient town of Ankawa. It simulates the ancient life and the agricultural community in Ankawa before i

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Iraqi fashion designer seeks to revive ancient Mesopotamian clothing

STORY: Iraqi fashion designer seeks to revive ancient Mesopotamian clothing DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi fashion designer Steve Al-Sati working in his workshop in Erbil 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): STEVE AL-SATI, Iraqi fashion designer 3. various of Iraqi fashion designer Steve Al-Sati working in his workshop in Erbil 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): STEVE AL-SATI, Iraqi fashion designer 5. various of Steve Al-Sati's works STORYLINE: Steve Al-Sati, a young Iraqi fashion designer, seeks to revive the traditional costumes and clothes worn by the people of ancient Mesopotamia by making them by hand. Clothes, accessories, and fabrics embroidered with inscriptions and drawings dating back to the Babylonian and Assyrian eras, and traditional Chaldean costumes, were until the recent past, part of the daily life of Iraqi Christians in the Kurdistan region, Mosul, Kirkuk, and Baghdad. But today, they have become very few because of Western fashi

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Iraqi craftsmen work to promote traditional handicrafts

STORY: Iraqi craftsmen work to promote traditional handicrafts DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hussein al-Taie's workshop in central Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUSSEIN AL-TAIE, Craftsman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADIB AL-YASIRY, Dealer 4. various of Hussein al-Taie's workshop STORYLINE: A few shops scatter in a narrow alley of a heritage market in the al-Maidan neighborhood in downtown Baghdad. The owners of these shops are famous for their handicrafts of engraving metal household items and gifts. Most of the craftsmen who work in their shops inherited their arduous profession from their forefathers, who used to make their market a historical landmark that once attracted many visitors who traveled to Baghdad. Many are still keen to visit the old market to buy souvenirs of copper and other metal artifacts that depict the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, such as the Lion of Babylon, the Lamassu (winged bull), the Ishtar Gate

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of an exhibit at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibit at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 202 shows an exhibit at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2022. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-NATIONAL MUSEUM-MESOPOTAMIA-EXHIBITION

(220721) -- SEOUL, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 202 shows an exhibit at the Mesopotamian Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. The National Museum of Korea has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition of Mesopotamian cultural heritage. The exhibition will run from July 22, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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Anglo-Arabian Gathering

Ibn Saud, Sir Percy Cox and Miss Gertrude Bell at Basra, Iraq (Mesopotamia) 19171917

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Lieutenant-General Sir F Stanley Maude

Lieutenant-General Sir F Stanley Maude (1864 1917), Commander of the British troops wihich captured Baghdad1917

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King Feisal crowned King of Mesopotamia

King Feisal (Faisal) acceeds to the throne of Mesopotamia (Iraq) at the Great Court of Serai in Baghdad, seen here with Sir Percy Cox, Sir Aylmer Haldane and Sayid Mahmud23 August 1921

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Gertrude Bell: The 'Uncrowned Queen' of Mesopotamia

Gertrude Bell (1868 - 1926) Described as a 'Staff Political Officer' in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the eve of the Cairo Conference to discuss the future of Mesopotamia. Date: March 1921

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The Cairo Conference

The Conference at Cairo to discuss Mesopotamia (Iraq) in 1921 attended by Winston Churchill, King Faisal of Iraq, Sir Percy Cox, Gertrude Bell Date: 1921

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Clement Attlee

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967), Labour politician and Prime Minister, pictured in uniform during the First World War. Attlee saw action at Gallipoli, Mesopotamia and finally France in 1918 during the conflict, rising to the rank of Major. Date: c.1917