Mosul's Ruins Held History—And History Held Back

A firsthand account from someone who witnessed ISIS's systematic destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq shows how communities can recover their historical memory even after deliberate erasure, raising questions about reconstruction, resilience, and what nations owe to their past.
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