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June 2025

Marriage in Mosul: Customs, Community, and Celebration
A Chronicle of Tradition by Ahmad al-Sufi
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The Scholar
“What Must We not Forget?”
On Preserving the Memories of Others
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A Culinary Archive: Traditional Dishes of Mosul
Cooking the Past into the Future of Mosul
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The Scholar
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.
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The Scholar
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CALL FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS
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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
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The Scholar
The Blacksmiths’ Market of Mosul: A Craft in Continuity
Fourteen Centuries of Metalwork in a Living Urban Heritage Site
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The Scholar
Khān al-Kumruk (al-Jumruk): Mosul’s Historic Station on the Silk Road
Reviving a Forgotten Trade Hub at the Crossroads of Civilizations
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The Scholar
Why a Lion Mattered More Than a Massacre
In Mosul, the world rescued a lion. It barely noticed the massacre just blocks away
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The Scholar
Inherited Ruins: Intergenerational Memory in Mosul After ISIS
Beyond rebuilding infrastructure, Mosul must reckon with the enduring psychological and generational impact of its destruction
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The Scholar
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Archives: Green Mosul Film
A documentary record of Mosul Eye's environmental initiative, Green Mosul, launched in November 2021 to replant trees and restore greenery in post-war…
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