We’re Changing Our Name

‘Memory’ to ‘Heritage’ of War and Peace

Sep 5 • 

Hillary

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August 2025

Photography and the Memory of Mosul

As International Photography Week is celebrated, Elah explores the power of the visual medium in shaping memory.

Aug 28 • 

Elah

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Across the Street, I Found My Old Neighbors Again

Communities raise us, memories carry us

Aug 22 • 

The Scholar

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July 2025

Who Decides What Is Remembered? Memory, Reconciliation, and the Politics of Silence in Post-Conflict Mosul

In societies emerging from the devastation of war and conflicts, memory is not simply a matter of the past—it is a political and ethical battleground.

Jul 17 • 

The Scholar

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June 2025

Marriage in Mosul: Customs, Community, and Celebration

A Chronicle of Tradition by Ahmad al-Sufi

Jun 21 • 

The Scholar

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“What Must We not Forget?”

On Preserving the Memories of Others

Jun 18 • 

Margareta W

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A Culinary Archive: Traditional Dishes of Mosul

Cooking the Past into the Future of Mosul

Jun 16 • 

The Scholar

3

I Couldn’t Write About Mosul: Memory Is Not a Moment

Eleven years on, the city’s collapse continues to live inside those who survived it—wordless, embodied, unresolved.

Jun 11 • 

The Scholar

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We’re Hiring Interns! Work on Culture, War & Peace

CALL FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS

Jun 3 • 

The Scholar

May 2025

From Aleppo to Mosul: A History of Soap, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange

How a centuries-old exchange shaped the city’s economic and cultural identity

May 27 • 

The Scholar

The Blacksmiths’ Market of Mosul: A Craft in Continuity

Fourteen Centuries of Metalwork in a Living Urban Heritage Site

May 25 • 

The Scholar

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Khān al-Kumruk (al-Jumruk): Mosul’s Historic Station on the Silk Road

Reviving a Forgotten Trade Hub at the Crossroads of Civilizations

May 23 • 

The Scholar

4