Oil prices skyrocketing and the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed to most traffic as the war against Iran goes into its second month with casualties mounting on all sides, neighborhoods crushed, and some of Iran's 2,000-year-old history is also being destroyed. Palaces, a mosque, and more now in shambles, and a historic square littered with debris. In Tehran, one of the country's most treasured historic buildings, the Golestan Palace, known as the Versailles of Persia, its hall of antique mirrors an ...

Iran's historic treasures are under threat from the war, and harm to Isfahan's historic mosque might have terrifying consequences, writes Howard Chua-Eoan (via @opinion) https://t.co/nlrCTn4VFg ...

France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast https://t.co/c5dEvt9V1L ...

RT Witold Repetowicz (@WitoldRPL)Lotnictwo izraelskie zbombardowało starówkę w Isfahanie, jeden z najpiękniejszych zabytków w Iranie, wpisany na listę UNESCO. Uszkodzony został m. in. pałac Czechel Sotuun. Wcześniej pojawiły się informacje o uszkodzeniu innego zabytku UNESCO tj. pałacu Golestan w Teheranie. ...

Mongolian athletes will don outfits designed to summon the country’s golden era of raiding the world. https://t.co/AyZIfWmy2e ...

I appreciate everyone's support because I do have ADHD and the light is blinding and it's giving me blanks. But I need to remind myself that today I'm here with you because it's not for me, it's for the communities. When I first started as a young program development officer working at the local NGO, a constant question that came to mind was how can we as non- indigenous peoples support the communities better.And after working in at least 40 villages, land grab has made it so difficult and sometimes impossi ...

Hello everyone, my name is Mun, but you guys can call me Tony and I am grateful to Tik Tok for the privilege of being on the stage today. And right now I would like to ask you to close your eye and imagines a scen for a moment. Imagines we're standing inside the most luxurious fashion bounty cake in Paris next to magnificent Hermes breaking back across from perfectly tailor Chanel gone.But could we place a simple and humble piece of black hair silk from the craft village from Hanoi in the same space. This i ...

UNESCO has designated Italian cooking as an intangible cultural heritage. That may be fine for Italy, but what about the rest of us, asks @hchuaeoan (via @opinion) https://t.co/ayMlOOclYJ ...

Heritage & Development - The central question is whether to prioritize heritage preservation or accept its loss as the cost of progress, suggesting a need to find a balance [5] - The presentation advocates for a third path: developing differently by integrating memory, protecting what must be protected, and adapting what can be adapted [14] - The talk emphasizes that heritage in Bandar Seri Begawan is a living, moving part of life, not just a static museum exhibit [6] - The presentation highlights the resilience of Kampong Ayer, showcasing how it continues to thrive as a living story of a society [8] Community & Partnership - The presentation suggests mentorship programs where elders teach younger generations traditional skills like fishing, house building on water, and boat construction [10] - The presentation proposes floating classrooms to teach biodiversity and water quality, while also repurposing waste [11] - The presentation emphasizes the importance of partnerships across sectors and generations (SDG17) to preserve heritage [12] - The presentation stresses that preserving heritage requires collaboration between archivists, architects, youth, the elderly, government, civil service, civic society, and small business owners [12] Future & Identity - The presentation commemorates the 55th anniversary of the renaming of Bandar Brunei to Bandar Seri Begawan, emphasizing the importance of honoring the past while moving forward [15] - The presentation concludes by questioning the purpose of progress if it means losing cultural roots [16]

Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status https://t.co/mDElfwjQ8y ...