Iraqi calligrapher dedicated to preserving art of calligraphy

STORY: Iraqi calligrapher dedicated to preserving art of calligraphy DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:24 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ali Al-Wani practicing calligraphy 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ALI AL-WANI, Calligrapher 3. various of Ali Al-Wani practicing calligraphy STORYLINE: An Iraqi calligrapher, Ali Al-Wani, has been striving for years to preserve the art of calligraphy from disappearance and revive it by teaching the younger generation calligraphy, including Arabic calligraphy and Persian calligraphy. In his studio inside the Cihan University Cultural House in the historic Erbil Citadel, he practices calligraphy for several hours daily and draws artistic paintings of letters using ink and reed pens. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ALI AL-WANI, Calligrapher "It is true that technology has served many other arts, but it has had a direct and negative impact on calligraphy. As a calligraphy artist, I am trying to revive this art. Therefore, I opened this studio in the Cihan Un

10 killed, 10 injured as avalanche hits northern Pakistan

STORY: 10 killed, 10 injured as avalanche hits northern Pakistan DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the avalanche site STORYLINE: Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a group of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Saturday, an official confirmed. Scores of people could be trapped under the debris and the rescue teams were trying to recover them despite challenges posed by bad weather and poor road infrastructure in the far-flung area of Astore district where the incident happened, Chief Secretary of GB Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani said. He said the nomads were reaching Astore from Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with their cattle to find grazing fields. Every year from May to June, thousands of nomads from different areas migrate to the region as the weather is pleasant here and they can find ample food for the cattle, the official added. The injured people including women and ch

S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) offers a prayer at the gravestone in memory of Wani, who came to Japan from the Korean state of Paekche around 400, in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 5. Kim is completing his five-day official visit to Japan on the same day. Wani is thought to have brought the ''Analects of Confucius'' and the ''Thousand Character Classic,'' to Japan during Emperor Ojin's reign from the late fourth to early fifth centuries.

(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BASKETBALL-FIBA ASIA CUP 2022-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS NZL

(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BASKETBALL-FIBA ASIA CUP 2022-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS NZL

(220723) -- JAKARTA, July 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wani Lodu Swaka Lo Buluk (2nd L) of Australia breaks through during a semifinal match between Australia and New Zealand of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 23, 2022. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)