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Abdulkareem Yaseen Ahmed

Abdulkareem Yaseen Ahmed, Linguistics Lecturer at Diyala University

Host: University of Leicester

Project Title: Christian Cultural Heritage in Mosul

Research Supervisor: Dr Selena Wisnom

Abdulkareem Yaseen at UCL
Abdulkareem Yaseen Ahmed is a lecturer at Diyala University and received a visiting scholarship at University of Leicester with Dr Selena Wisnom, Lecturer in the Heritage of the Middle East. Dr Abdulkareem's project aims to address and document the intangible cultural heritage of Mosul's Christian community, including oral traditions, performing arts traditional craftsmanship and social practices. 

To learn more about Dr Abdulkareem and his scholarship, you can read our interview with him featured on the Nahrein Network Blog.

Dr Abdulkareem's report titled "Rising from the rubble: Towards safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of the Christian community in Mosul" is also available for download here.