And discretion for weakness no one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East as President Trump said on Friday our military is rebuilt new and ready to go by far the best in the world a British government minister is visiting Iran as part of the continuing dialogue over the international nuclear deal he was expected to voice international concern about the shooting down by Iran of the Us drone You're listening to the latest world news from the b.b.c. The Palestinian Finance Minister has described the economic aspect of a much heralded u.s. Middle East peace plan as unrealistic and an illusion she said the Palestinians needed peace to build their country and not the author of billions of dollars due to be discussed at a meeting in Bahrain later this week. India has rejected a us report on religious freedom which said mob attacks by Hindu extremists against minority communities particularly Muslims continued in the country last year the annual u.s. State Department report assesses religious freedom in countries around the world his and Arizona to Rajan a government spokesman said India was proud of its secular credentials on foreign states had no right to question the country on religious freedom the u.s. State Department reports that at least 8 people have been killed in mob attacks in response to rumors that the victims that played it or killed cows in those confident the animals to be sacred The report also criticised India's governing b j p and several of its leaders for making inflammatory speeches against minority communities police in western Germany are continuing to remove climate change protesters from an open cast combine that hundreds of them stormed on Saturday as part of a campaign against fossil fuels many of the activists are resisting attempts by police to clear the huge Guard's phyla site Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to make Germany carbon neutral by 2050 but activists say this isn't enough the mine's owner has condemned the demonstrations actions as highly dangerous a silent abortion rights protest by players has resulted in the abrupt cancellation of a football match between the Vatican's recently formed women's team and one from Austria while the anthems were being played ahead of Saturday's game several members of Vienna as Maria Hill for women's team partially lifted their shirts to reveal drawings on their bellies of their ovaries and pro-choice slogans b.b.c. News. Mosul is Iraq's 2nd city and for 3 years it was under the control of the extremist group the so-called Islamic State. When this city was liberated by Iraqi forces in July 2017 it emerged as a city of rubble. And I travel to Iraq for the b.b.c. World Service. Traffic is in full force taxis mini buses trucks armored vehicles army trucks are all competing for space on the streets people are making their way through the vehicles and on the pavements shops are open street vendors are also braving this traffic and they're calling out for their goods some are saying come we have a sale or they're offering those things for about a 1000 dinars which is less than a dollar. Or fruit juice stalls. Which is meat and many many shops with men's and women's clothes out in the open and. There's so much buzz around the city and it's in stark contrast to the kind of destruction it has suffered. At the very center of fighting between I asked an Iraqi and coalition forces in addition to countless explosions on the ground the city was also bombs from above. The results are shocking in the background of the hustle and bustle of the city I'm looking at heaps of stone buildings once stood pockmarked and bullet ridden walls and facades metal tangling out of the wreckage. In this program I'll be meeting women from the city of Mosul professional archaeologists and architects to gather their training to save the treasures of Iraq with the help of the world famous British Museum in London. This part of Iraq was a treasure trove of statues palaces and fortresses dating back hundreds of years before Christ. Fighters attacked them with drills sledgehammers and explosives. The British Museum has been running a training program for Iraqi archaeologists now and it's. And this is the 1st time that any Iraqi women have joined the scheme I'll be following them throughout starting in London a city that also has a history of fire and bomb damage but has been rebuilt successfully many times. It's a lovely sunny day in May the end of the month and sun is out and it's a great time for a walk and I've joined the trainees on a walking tour of London they've been in the u.k. For nearly 2 months now long enough perhaps to get a little bit more used to the sprawling capital city and I'm curious to find out their impressions there whether you have crazy with. So we were like in Iraq we were so confused what to take with us like close we're here you know. We were confused to take heavy clothes or like the clothes so we were so good to use them. And you would do to blend in. First keeping in London makes me really happy because it's been my dream to visit it and see it's not mosques being here in London as knock you out of just the same point and carry the nation's beautiful and the people kind. London is a great place for the women to be learning about restoration work the capital city itself was badly damaged by bombing during the 2nd World War Many of London's historic buildings were hit and the British had to decide whether to try and restore them or not them down and start again. And here we have the way. The devastation from yet another bomb. My name's Stephen Bull a specialize in historic buildings today we're going from in a temple and looking at houses damaged and repaired after the 2nd World War and then moving on to some polls and then Smithfield Market and the interesting thing is outbuildings is redeveloped and being built with new purpose we're now in the courtyard of Temple Church one of the holiest sites in medieval times and it was in this area that the roof had collapsed because of the bombing it's also interesting because in this particular area there were parts that were not reconstructed but just stayed as they were I want to know what the trainees think of those buildings especially the buildings that were destroyed in the war in the conflict and how that can reflect in their experiences back in school. So this is the Middle Temple holes which dates round up $1550.00 So this is in the reign of Henry v.i.i.i. . I mean the bombing on this is known as fountain scores and if we go right through here we can see a building which was hit by a bomb but then reconstructed. But this is a picture a court and this building has been repaired and rebuilt out of all the fragmentary pieces that were kind of collected because you reconstruct it so it's somewhat of a reef application of what was here before knows documented evidence is what it looked like so it is rather a kind of pastiche of the building that was here before this news destroyed in the great for London and rebuilt in 1679 and it going to strike by enemy action in 1980 if you were taking me on a tour of Mosul following the damage following you know the fighting with the so-called Islamic State and after their occupation of your city what would that tour be like what would you be showing me. First I would take you to the old city of Mosul to the other or to sites in all city to the archaeological sites also back in a room. That destroyed because this so important to us and also the old city of Mosul especially because it is like our identity if you were to describe the old city for someone who's never been to Mosul What's the old city like or what was it like it's like the identity of the most salient because they are so special even our accent is different from the other area of Iraq so that all city is. Was special because. The people that live there that kite you know their generosity the society was so like close yes and they were so helpful to each other and so caring to each other. I think. And I understand of course that when you think about that you get really emotional but I'm also. Hoping that you when you're here and and with the kind of skills that you've developed from your training that you can take that back and then rebuilt it as well I hope but. You know the horse effect people like De Don Yes you think they will never be the same. Let's talk about something happy which is a food I love food if I go to the old city what will I each That's the most important thing but. Because it's Ramadan and we're fasting and I'm actually thinking about what's a couple it's what's go but. We are famous especially to cook but I don't know how to say it in English. And yes I mean it inside like Ok I'm not mistaken is it kind of is it mincemeat Yes Kind of like it's coated isn't it it's minced meat and it's coated right and in Mosul we like famous making it like large size and flat so flat the more a flood the more is good yes hold you to that. And I would make my mom do it because she's so good at making rate. As we are famous and we also have a librarian in the group run I was talking about the old city was talking about different parts and one big part that is also part of the identity of Mosul is mostly University and the library and I was I was there in January I was in the university and I stood outside the library building and it was all but destroyed it was. It was burned down he could see the charred facade of it and I know that there have been many efforts to rebuild it and to get it back together again and tell me about your thoughts on that and what you hope to do. Even been mostly Jimmy I'd like to but don't moderate 100 almost all of the libraries I'm also one of the storied or touched we have received book to nations from other countries and also going to. Ations for the museum library we want to do you open it because it was one of the most important libraries in Mosul it passed many Raiden important books so we hope that the museum library and the museum itself too can open once again we have seen how many great buildings in London the twit destroyed by wars and fires have been restored this has given us hope that we can rebuild its libraries and museums we hope that everything will be the 5 ft and we be better than it once was . But I'll show you here now this is the Damus impose with the devastation that there is around it. From miles around the sky was a bright orange drape the balloons of the banner are stood out as clearly as on a sunny day. Is involved with the pivot of the made. On a rounded the flame is what leaping up into the sky. And I walked along the streets it was almost impossible to believe that these fires could this view. I was walking between solid walls. Roofs of shops office buildings came down with more aggression panes of grass were cracking everywhere from the heat every street was prescribed but if you were born exists. All this is going to be left as bomb damage and you'll find a save the whole London Tate Britain for example on the sidewalls the Natural History Museum the Victorian Albert Museum has a huge craters in the wall in this time and it's all been left as a monument to the 2nd World War. Just after 6 o'clock got up went went to our station but when it ended coming down. At least that it got in the cathedral. Well there they were dealt with and off the reprint of 0500. Crash through the north 1st thing in the vault found the whole fortune Debbie from there crashing through the crypt church floor into the crypt 5 you guys have just been told about samples cathedral and the damage that it endured during the war and it's really interesting I saw this picture of a bomb coming through into the church and I couldn't help but wonder what it was like for you living in Mosul under all that bombing as well because it wasn't just for the so-called Islamic state fighting on the ground there was also bombing from the sky what was it like for you living through that run and you want to join us. As you can imagine no matter what I speak you can imagine because you are like under the bombing with no water no food all the fear like an imprisoned and you feel like you are alone you know nobody with you just just a lot but when when we liberated and when that the army came and. Just like that and the sunshine and. The same question 3 What was it like you have under that bombing. And I feel just like a body without just. I live in this period under a body without. Destroying our civilization and we also destroy everything this today a lot of humanity they burned the libraries all the history a critical everything that I like I find it really interesting that we're you know we're sitting here in a garden in London and the one sings it strikes me. About you among many many things of course a woman of Mosul is that you're all in beautiful colors you're wearing this beautiful. Red Shirt is paying there is yellow and brown and all kinds of colors and the thing that struck me when I was in Mosul in January also that there was not just women in the streets but that they were wearing color because all of the footage of women during that time of the so-called Islamic state it was black that was it from head to toe. Tell me about that it's like living in the dark and live in fear all the time we can't go out much because we are afraid like. I remember one day it was like before 8 we were like shopping and there was a woman not wearing one glove and he stopped her and he yelled at her a minute yes and he was just so young like Age of her son and he stopped for an hour and no one no one can say anything you can't you can't speak you can't say no or you have to just say no what's it like no because I imagine it's a completely different picture yes it's like more free even though women's like become more powerful is not the time is changing and you know we have elections yes so a lot including my sister she like yes she looked herself to the Parliament so I think they change. Going to 3 to women a good very bad treatment for the women. The women just like something a fly that says this is not culture of treatment this is bad. That I can't accept it you talk about being women living under the so-called Islamic state but you're also professional women you had careers and you went to work every day and for 3 years the star. What was it like for you not not being able to do what you do doing the jobs that you love just like they exact. The world is live for me I like I go to consolidate I like a library I like to to be free in what I wear I like to accept the day my idea there is no single under the dash like that tell me about you personally what was it like for you living under the so-called Islamic State 3 day can you have children Mike and we mostly stared at him because I love. When they 1st arrived in Mosul I was very anxious very scared everything was and I asked control whether you had time or site you can contact anyone using mobile phones was a bit in and you could be executed if you just made a call we were anxious faithful and we just didn't feel safe even during the liberation of operation I said come a knock on the door and you could be subject to some buy in punishment that was anxiety and fear in the family you would hear at any moment that the neighbors of victims of Bodmin from both sides there was no medicine there were no ambulances to ferry people from the West Bank to the east bank it was tragic. You see the destruction and you imagined. The people left and they are. Almost They were afraid how how much they were the horror including my sister and her family she was trapped in the whole city and every time I remember this I thank God because she can manage to to go out peacefully can her family they were under the bomb and no food no no water and it was so hard. So hard before you mentioned fear. Was there a particularly scary moment for you what was the scariest moment for you knowing my it my sister there and my I my never seen her again this is the most but it's the most I was fearing for not seeing my sister and her family and. When when she was talking to us and secrets. She'd done us hurt her children so hungry they cried for food. As you can bear to hear that I understand of course how upsetting this is just remembering it as well let alone living through it but I also want to talk about the change that that has happened or that is happening or that could happen in Mosul Tell me about something that gives you hope that your city can come back on its feet I told you before that the life is never stopped at some point because the people of Mosul they never surrendered so right now they rebuild the markets because so that I. Said I see an old market. Right now the rebuilding so when when you go there and you see this it's giving you hope that people never surrender so yes there is hope yes and. I'm glad you're smiling now after the tears. Were in the great court of the British Museum a vast open space under the dramatic shapes of the glass ceiling in what looks like and less triangles than an open huge open hole with pretty much at the heart of it I'm sitting here with Jonathan top the keeper of the head of the Middle East department here at the museum and also the director of the British Museum Xerox this project was your brainchild it was your idea to bring Iraqi archaeologists London to train them in the latest technology and skills and I'm wondering why you thought it was necessary while it came at the time when I says for doing that very worst to the cultural heritage of both Syria and Iraq and took about 2014 runabout . Peephole not a reason. They were turning to institutions like the British Museum probably the Met probably didn't move so more welcome to God this what are you doing and it was obviously a realisation that we could nobody could do anything on the ground I mean a far too dangerous you couldn't possibly stand in front of Nineveh and say Go away don't don't knock down this building that's not going to work so really a lot I thought would be the best thing would be to prepare for the aftermath of that destruction and working closely with the State Board of Antiquities in Iraq but it is very much a joint venture we can't impose something on them but they don't want and I think that is why that scheme has been such a huge success we provide what they want not what we think now this is the 1st time you have a group of Iraqi women to take part in the program and this is a bit at a time when when when the women of means have had to basically stop their careers whatever it is that they were doing with their lives during that time of when I asked for an hour and I'm just wondering with you how important a moment you think this is and he's a terribly unfortunate moment when we 1st devised a scheme it was always with the intention that it would be completely a question that we would take men and women and I'm delighted that we've been able to do that it logistically would have been difficult to have mixed groups but to have a women only group following on women only group makes perfect sense I was speaking to to a group of young women and what they were telling me was that they were at the start of their career back in 2013 and they'd only started for a few months then they were getting to grips with the job yes when I asked to Culver and their careers world just put on hold and they said we're back where we're basically restarting our careers what are you hoping there will gain from this experience I'm hoping that we'll get a complete grounding in the. What they need to do for your documentary but not entered to do to do it but to do it really well and also to get a sense of if you like ethical reconstruction I think is roughly easy for people to say oh gosh put it all back together we can now do 3 d. Scanning we do 3 d. Printing and we can throw it up again just as it was you need to stand back and and a new kitchen and think whether you really want to sing millions and millions and millions of dollars into putting something back which is already been fully recorded fully documented fully photographed and so forth. Whether you wouldn't rather use that to actually undertake new excavations or discover something you can't can you see that one day the damage done. By the so-called Islamic state can this damage to repair I don't think it can ever be repaired I don't think that the world has resorted to commit to that scale of reconstruction and as I mentioned before you have to ask the question is not what we want to use the money for and just finally you you said that the scheme now in its 3rd year has been quite successful I'm just wondering for you personally how do you define the success. You know I don't look at it. I mean are I really don't. Thrilled to have got this scheme going I'm over the moon I got the government to back it so personally I'm yes I feel proud I think I'm allowed to. Yeah I think you feel that almost. In a moment we'll be back here at the British Museum in London to join the Iraqi trainees on a tour of the museum's world famous collections most important of all are the artifacts from Iraq from the ancient Assyrian palaces of Nimrod the Nineveh located close to modern day Mosul city it's these very sites that the women will be working on when they return to Iraq. This is the b.b.c. World Service with stories from the new silk route and our journey continues through Cambodia China has invested hundreds of billions of dollars into the construction of its Belton road initiative to connect ports trains and roads across the globe the next stage of our journey takes us to sea and the company has only deepwater port. The one slightly seaside town has been transformed by Chinese investment and the sheer speed of the ports development has divided local opinion now ballooning and place the Chinese from customers these towering skyscrapers and vast instructions to covet his trashing on signs have transformed c.n.n. Built the old recognition in to. Chatting to everyone from bus drivers to business we are asked How has the Chinese influx affected the people of Cambodia stories from the new Silk Road at b.b.c. World Service dot com This is training to save the treasures of Iraq on the b.b.c. World Service I'm sure and I've been following 8 women from Mosul professional archaeologist an architect they've come to London to work with the British Museum and learn how to restore ancient artifacts destroyed by Islamic state fighters after the news I'll be joining them on a tour of the British Museum Iraq collections beautiful stone carvings and statues there are thousands of years old b.b.c. 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India has rejected a us report on religious freedom which said mob attacks by Hindu extremists against minority communities particularly Muslims continued in the country in 2018 a government spokesman said India was proud of its secular credentials Nigerian defense officials say a military force from West African countries has killed more than 40 fighters from the Islamist group Boko her arm a statement said the militants were killed during fighting in the Lake Chad region on Friday several 1000 people have turned out of the Ukrainian capital Kiev for the city's annual gay pride March amid a heavy security presence about a 1000 others staged a counter demonstration b.b.c. News. I'm sure you're listening to training to save the treasures of Iraq on the b.b.c. World Service I'm at the British Museum in London where often following 8 Iraqi women who are trained archaeologists museum is sharing the latest skills and technology with them soon the woman will return home to release new skills to practice attempting to restore what they can of important archaeological sites destroyed by the so-called Islamic State. It's such a privilege to be able to spend time with these women their enthusiasm for the work is so moving especially when you realize the journey i-s. Occupation their careers were completely put on hold for 3 years and now they've crossed the world leaving behind their homes and families to learn new skills to help rebuild their beloved city for many of the women it's the 1st time ever to leave Iraq most striking is the optimism the old display despite the terrible things they've experienced at home it's summed up very well here by Zena. Boyd and I knew I had to leave when they know. The 1st challenge facing us is for most of ancient landmarks to be restored I was born in the Old City the houses there are like my grandparents house in the heart of Mosul in this part I went to see my grandfather's house and it had been heavily shelled devastated places beyond recognition almost totally devastated. Both of primary and secondary school to that by a mentor school too but the distinguished features were destroyed these were no longer place used to walk past I hope they'll be restored and the people who used to live there will come back Muslim brace everyone Christian Arab you name it people of all persuasions whether it was beautiful I hope that everyone will come back and that is the challenge. I'm joining the trainees on a tour of the museum and its incredible collections John McGinnis is one of the archaeologists providing much of the women's training he's leading our tour today now of course the oral from us all and you always knew this is where Nineveh walls for scholars coming from Europe it was a great discovery. So now we're standing at one of the master entrances the masses rock radio friends huge winged pool sculptures so they have the body of a lion the feet of the goals wings and the human head these are the masters we used to guard temples and palaces in the Assyrian Period and when they 1st began to excavate these they had never seen anything like they were dropped I think for all of us the masses have a special place in our heart their job is to God of Syria and in recent years that's been a difficult job. We're on a tour of the British Museum the Syrian rooms and the rooms that we're in right now are quite important they fold objects from ancient Assyria modern northern Iraq which includes the city of Mosul today so the trainees have been both learning about the history of these subjects but also asking questions about where exactly they sit in history and what we know now to be. We've just walked through the room and on either side are 2 majestic beings and speaking to Bernadette who told me that mainly they were used as a form of protection of the Big 8 and basically scare the enemies who are coming to invade my name is not it I'm sad. I'm sad because many many things like this is damaged in our country and I am happy because I seen that and I saw that you were interacting a lot with the professor and asking no questions but also giving him information about his grace because this is my job. So I was working in many sites in name ever and now I have little information notes of information I thank you thank you what about you and he was trying to the muscles are amazing Yes I mean Gyptian And so it reminds me a little bit of the Sphinx which is m a z here or and and I loved it so much when I see the wisdom and the greatness of it I love it because it was almost like 3000 years ago that they were standing Yes you know at the gates in 03 and yes and the gates and it's like the guard. Like. Getting. The United Nations has accused Islamic stage of committing a war crime in response to reports from Iraq that one of the world's most significant historical sites is being destroyed by the militants also tonight. Some of the world's greatest all kill article treasures in Iraq now Islamic state extremists are accused of destroying them. The un has condemned the reported destruction of the ancient city of Nimrod in northern Iraq by extremists from so-called Islamic State officials say fighters looted and bulldoze the site which dates back to the 9th century b.c. I a split up the ancient palace that emerge and now there's almost nothing left standing at the nearby site of mean of it another ancient Assyrian palace the surrounding wall and one of the entrances gates were destroyed it's a huge task for Iraq's archaeologists but much bigger and more heartbreaking is the task of rebuilding what's left of Mosul itself there is still no official death toll but Amnesty International believes that at least $40000.00 civilians were killed during the battle to retake Mosul and over a 1000000 people were displaced from their homes and while the b.b.c. Reported that destruction the people who had managed to leave the city like Ronna couldn't find out about what was going on. And that of the home. Did that my family leaves I influenced them we left temporarily until things settle down or we understood what was going on in Mosul because what happened was sudden to all of us everything changed overnight so we stayed in Kurdistan we had to be discreet when we got in contact with our families because that was forbidden contacting my family in Mosul required planning and replanning a 1000 times because it could have put me more to danger. Not everyone could leave because of financial reasons lack of money was the biggest obstacle then they imposed conditions for leaving the city and so all the people of Mosul became hostages but those who could pay were able to leave. Everyone in my wider family even my sister was in Mosul there was a lot of tension if anyone got in contact by telephone we shook in our boots imagine that for just a phone call the Internet was also aware that were problems that we outside Mosul heard about but those inside knew nothing sometimes I asked could catch someone talking on a phone and they would execute him if they found someone had talked on the phone with someone outside of Mosul they would just execute him. Calling was so high risk that we were afraid to phone unless our family members called from a safe space that was really hard. During the liberation operation the suffering continued there were no communications news was patchy but when we did get news we saw the scale of destruction the magnitude of explosions heavy weapons were used in the war when my family were freed I was among the 1st people who went back to Mosul My 1st impression was one of panic I cried all the way I'd never wish to see Mosul like that I prayed to God to see it the way I left it it was a real shock going back. We joined an Iraqi army convoy on the road to name road. Trips are still battling ISIS militants in parts of this district. The much of the day the area of the prized archaeological site safe enough for a top general to see what ISIS has done to the country's cultural heritage. And on the grounds that everywhere here the wreckage of the Christ artifacts of the ancient capital of the Assyrian Empire not the only place mentioned in the Bible. As part of their propaganda campaign the militants posted videos online. The systematic destruction of neighborhood sparking outrage around the world United Nations calls it a war crime one particularly poignant part of that crime was the destruction of the sea the famed statues of winged bulls at the entrance to the king's palace. Alibi r.c. Who grew up in this area tells me 95 percent of the site has been destroyed but I'm very sorry says sometimes these ruins felt more important to us than our own lives and souls. And what ISIS has done here is just part of a pattern of cultural destruction here in Iraq and in Syria which account in b.b.c. News name wrote. But I want to talk about the sculpture behind us. And you'll see that it shows the Assyrian painting Well in fact for symmetry he's shown try. And he's on either side of the sacred tree it's exactly the tree of life many scholars have discussed the meaning of history certainly one meaning was the well being of the Assyrian stripes so this sculpture was in the throes of passion out of all and I'm very sorry to turn to sad matters but there was the destruction of the Palace recently I personally don't want to mention the name but I'm sure that in due course you will all be working on the future of name root. And you will decide what you want to restore and what you want to leave not restored but if for example you decide to restore the throne room you should ask the British Museum if they can recreate this sculpture for you. We've looked so far at monuments and sculptures from them root but we're now in a room with sculptures which came from the Nova this is your home. Thank you for allowing me in your home. So the sculptors all showed law and homes and partly it was symbolic but partly it must also have been real that there were long lines in Iraq at that time and by killing lions the king was carrying out his duty of protecting society I think it's fair to say that the Assyrian lion hunters are some of the greatest art from the ancient world it's wonderful to see here a small piece of the wonder of Nineveh. Ok around us so we've left behind us and now we're in in very province of historic Yes this is a scene from you know this is not a mostly just war scenes or hunting scenes so is that yes your home yes yes yes it is actually it is our I was home I feel. From a distance Yes And what does it feel like to be home. I feel. I am very happy when I am in this. City and hold in most of the museum it is the same Me thinks this is this business we have in most of the museum a copy a copy for this is this is this panel on this this is the way with the king comforting the line just this I think you know just as always most of the museums I remember everything you say that this reminds you of the Mosul museum and I'm just wondering seeing it here in the British Museum. Do you want do you want maybe just feet to see this panel and other artifacts back in Iraq or are you happy seeing them here. Right now you're shaking your head no I am happy to seeing them here because in Iraq you know the situation in Iraq is not stable it's not safe when we see it see this here. Of course we are happy because all of the world can see it here. Because in Iraq sir yes and Iraq they can they can see it I hope it's better in Iraq in the future it's with that we can and a building or a museum and I'm sure if we we make money it's excretion Wi-Fi and it like this. Because many many in most of it is very rich with because there are for the throngs Kinks and the rich or imply I think I'm standing here for 4 strong queen. What do you think. Me and again here in Madrid at the Met have for we are happy that they are in the British Museum given the circumstances that has come through these artifacts they protected Britain hopefully there will be more discoveries in the future and artefacts similar to these will be found the presence of the ruins and this museum publicizes the culture of Iraq because lots of people visit the United Kingdom and have the opportunity to see some aspects of Iraq culture the power and greatness of the Syrians that unbreakable willpower as illustrated here God willing the Iraqi people's will power will not be broken and they will rebuild their country no idea that I feel like I here in my home and I feel the greatness of the. Assyrian as if you know when you see so many people so many tourists from all around the world looking at your country's history and that's give me a feeling that it's belonged to the older humanity. Because the British Museum. Which doesn't challenge committed committed that. Belongs to the only not to me all of you so from Nineveh to the whole world yeah. You're listening to training to save the treasures of Iraq on the b.b.c. World Service with me. It's the last day of training in London tomorrow the trainees fly home to Iraq after 2 months working in the u.k. Today's their graduation ceremony the women will give presentations about sites in Mosul that mean something to them personally and what happened to them after the destruction of the conflict with the Islamic state Sebastian Ray is one of the archaeologists who taught the women here in London. But now it's time to give the floor to tell you how colleagues their presentation will focus on their home province of Navy a region sadly as we all know has suffered much greater damage in recent years and you had to participants are here today in London to remind us that a country deprived of its past read of its mists and Legend is condemned to freeze to death and as much as we admire and revere the richness of Mesopotamia artifacts old stones and 1000 year old mad bricks we should not forget that the 1st and foremost treasures I've just endangered heritage are that if I keep archaeologists themselves the next presentation drama will focus on 2 iconic landmarks of the city of Mosul the monarchy or not and moving mosque both brutally defaced by Darshan the final days of the battle of Mosul but as important the money and the mosque even today like last wonders are still charged with a powerful ninny. In Littleton Churchill it was an awards that you must go the u.a.e. And you are either good on the partnerships to conserve and reconstruct the great mosque of the new the leading men of it it's my pleasure turn over to run I will tell you all about these important long walks and also the mess surrounding a specialism in our Also known as the hut but the hunchback of Mosul. In the morning my name is ran out this is a new mosque it was the 2nd oldest mosque in Mosul the largest It was built in 1172 by a man named Noah Dean Singley who was in the region the inside of the mosque was covered with the beautiful and secret shares and these are the columns are there are still and this is and had been Ira It was a $56.00 metre stall making it the tallest all day and most famous men are in Iraq the mineral was used for nearly 1000 years for call to prayer you can see that the men are is leaning to one side this was because it was made of gypsum or she was affected by nearly 1000 years of high temperature strong winds to from the north and the West and the earthquakes. The number was incredibly important of the people of Mosul because it reflected the identity of the city whenever anyone in Iraq heard the name had they thought of Mosul and sometimes their city even called had. In 2700 died had been in Mosul for 3 years parts of Mosul had been liberated but the all city of Mosul. Wasn't still under dash control as the Iraqi advance fighting was the most intense around the mosque and men are. I was there about a symbol of the city. And on the 21st of June 2017th and the middle of the night that had blow up the mosque and the manna. It was an awful shock for everyone my whole family cried and this is the mosque. And system and I. Thank you very much I think this is the 1st time that we've had presentations which go right to the heart of our scheme I think we're all moved by what we've seen. And I want to pay tribute to you for sharing such painful experiences with us I hope there is some small way what we're doing will help you. We'll help you in any way we can thank you. It's been a pleasure just spending time with you following you around and I can't believe it's been 2 months because it passed so quickly now you tell me what the time has been like. In my life it's really amazing this is the most important. Tell me a little bit about the presentation that you have that you gave today why did you choose the subjects that you chose to run I know that you. And there have been are yes it is important for the people of is reflect the identity of the city so when you mention this mosque. Remember that the whole city that the people and I'm sure you have many memories there yes I remember my dad. Like took me there when I was a little every time I like to be there I'm so excited that I'm jumping. And I know I also know that your grandmother has a very interesting theory about the. Back. Grandmothers. Remember when I was like a little. Like when. The one side is not falling down so when we ask a little and ask my grandmother. She was like maybe there is a huge snake inside. That's one theory. That hopefully I can meet her where were you. I want her I want her and left side of the city so in the Yes actually in the same day. I was so happy that my sister liberated she and her family and I was so like so happy because we were so Lori she was trapped in the old city in Mosul. In the same day and the night was like they've given us this like it's awful present. Awful long them longer than the mosque so. I was happy for my sister liberated and and then I was so so. So sad. My friend told me Don't cry just we were he built it so it's it's like his what give me that this hope. And what are you most looking forward to when you get back to Mosul I look forward to seeing my son. Oh my lovely and my family I don't know same question to you. Just like that you said 3 years old boy so I'm so excited. To see him. And to see my family and. See who said again. Are you missing mostly food yeah. I miss my mom. My sisters who were. Actually yesterday I called them so they were. Like. Oh and said. We will save you some. From you shift. Can you tell them there is a journalist in London that might come to me. And I will tell my mom. Ladies thank you so much thank you thank you this has been such an amazing journey and hopefully next time I see you have Iraq yes. I was lost in Mosul in January 28th reporting on a city that was just beginning to recover following the defeat of the so-called Islamic state I'm returning soon to meet the archaeologists again as they begin to put their training into practice I do hope to see more of cover you when I'm back there I want to spend some time in their home city with them and hear more about their hopes for the future I'll leave running to tell you about that. I limped to only met half of the many in jazz that day Mosul is fine that period was temporary Now the young men and women of Mosul are eager to make it better and I'm one of them I'm full of potential energy and I'll use what I've learned in the museum in my work to make my own achievements I'm the only person from my family who went back because I know that my city needs me I'm so happy to be returning to Mosul armed with what I've learned here. Plain in most of them to know adjured then Mosul was a very varied city all faiths and ethnic groups were there there are Christians Muslims and Kurds in Mosul some people here in London assume that all the different groups are racist towards each other but thank God we managed to convey to them that we're all one people circumstances and political situations had imposed that on us the reality is far from it people co-exist in Mosul and there's security hopefully things will settle down and Mosul will be rebuilt. Thought I had then about that our limbs of my day. Honestly I'd love to teach my colleagues in the archaeology team I hope they will learn everything that I've learned here we need this I can't do it all on my own Zena and I have been trained now and hopefully will train the others I love my work I love ruins I love archaeology because it's my city and my personality I hope God will give me strength to do something beautiful for most of. You've been listening to training to save the treasures of Iraq presented by me. And produced for the b.b.c. World Service by Beatrice pick up join me next week in Iraq where I see the beginnings of the rebuilding of Mosul for myself. You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service and we're headed to Nashville the Arts our own tour c.m.a. 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