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‘City of tolerance and urban hospitality’: Salt listed on UNESCO World Heritage List
By Joy Mazahreh - Jul 28,2021 - Last updated at Jul 28,2021
Photo courtesy of Tourism Ministry
AMMAN The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) decided, during its 44th session, which was held virtually in China, to approve the listing of the city of Salt as the city of tolerance and civilised hospitality on the World Heritage List.
In participation in the committee’s virtual meetings, Minister of Tourism and Antiques Nayef Al Fayez said that Salt city has always been among the top priorities of the Kingdom, given its atmosphere of tolerance, social solidarity and coexistence.
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Faraji said, “What percentage of migrants in the countries that accept refugees are ready to fight for or sacrifice themselves if the countries are involved in a war?
Iranian filmmaker Vahid Faraji has made a documentary named “Mohsen, the Japanese”, which chronicles the life story of Mohsen Mirzai, an Afghan migrant who joined Iranian forces as a volunteer during the 1980s to fight against Iraq.
He was one of the divers, who were members of a shock troop squad that crossed the Arvand River to overrun Umm al Rassas, a nearby island on the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, during Operation Karbala-4 on December 25, 1986. However, they were captured by Iraqis.