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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 th