The Arabic language is incredibly beautiful, enriched with a profound tapestry of history, culture, & art. One of the ways in which the Arabic language expresses its inherent beauty is through the names of flowers
The Arabic word for flower is زَهْرة zahra or ورد warda
A thread
“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers”
- Kahlil Gibran
As winter is upon us, a thread on beautiful mosques from around the world, in the snow…
Palm trees of #Babylon (al-Hilla, #Iraq). Each one is a full being with a personality and a story. I can’t get enough of them, I will never get enough of the mesmerising نخل.
#StopTheGenocideInPalestine#FreePalestine
Press release
Iraq: UNESCO and the European Union extend their partnership for training and job creation in the cultural heritage sector
Read more: https://t.co/wBEPyg7Vli
“There can be no double standards when we speak about human rights. The rights of one group of people are not higher than that of the other. The rules apply equally to everyone.”
-@volker_turk, United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner
#HumanRights75#StandUp4HumanRights
The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the first United Nations response to the war. Here the votes.
UNESCO Representative to 🇮🇶 meets with H.E. Minister of Education to discuss the ongoing cooperation & future support to Iraq to strengthen MoE capacities for evidence based policy planning, teachers training & educational technologies for quality of education for Iraqi students.
🇪🇺 The call for #BlueBookTraineeship applications is open once again!
💼 Apply by 31 August to join @EU_Commission in March 2024
👨💼👩💼 Non-EU nationals are also eligible
🔗 https://t.co/TmQux5oYac