Iraqi photographer shows architectural changes in downtown Erbil

STORY: Iraqi photographer shows architectural changes in downtown Erbil DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the photo exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): RIZGAR ASHTI ADOU, Photographer 3. various of the photo exhibition STORYLINE: An Iraqi photographer opened a photo exhibition on Monday to show the architectural changes in downtown Erbil, Iraq over the past decades. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): RIZGAR ASHTI ADOU, Photographer "My photographs show the changes that the city center of Erbil witnessed from an architectural point of view, especially the city gardens and the Nishtman Market. As for other pictures, they show the beauty of the city, including the image of Erbil Citadel. As for the location of the exhibition, which is located in front of the headquarters of the city's district office, it is for the public. Because we are always used to having personal exhibitions inside closed halls, I brought the exhibition to the street where people

Iraqi university hosts permanent book fair

STORY: Iraqi university hosts permanent book fair DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of book fair 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): RIZGAR JAMIL QADIR, Director of the Central Library at Salahaddin University-Erbil STORYLINE: The Central Library in Salahaddin University-Erbil in Iraq opened a permanent book fair on Wednesday, with the aim of establishing a culture of reading. The books are currently presented by dozens of professors from Salahaddin University-Erbil, along with other authors from outside the university, in Kurdish, Arabic and English. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): RIZGAR JAMIL QADIR, Director of the Central Library at Salahaddin University-Erbil "In order to build the relationship between the library and people inside and outside the university, we thought it necessary for this exhibition to be permanent instead of ending in a month, two months, ten days or a week. We need such exhibitions for people to visit the library and know that there i