Reconstruction of the Al Askari shrineA Memorandum of Understanding was signed by UNESCO and the Government of Iraq on Sunday, June 24th, 2007 for the reconstruction of the Al-Askari shrine. With a total budget of $8.4 million, the first phase of the project includes preventive works, an assessment of needs, and preparation of a scope of work for the restoration. In addition to the shrine’s Golden Dome and Ali al-Hadi shrine, the two minarets destroyed in the recent explosions on June 13th will be reconstructed. Alhamdulillah!
Labels: Archaeology, Art, Artifacts, Iraq, Museum
posted by Don Thieme @ 9:03 AM
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5 Comments:
I have no idea what to say...
Somehow it seems like the rebuilding should be accompanied by national reconciliation between the different religious sects. I cannot see the shrine functioning within their society until the United States troops are gone and a legitimate national government has developed there.
Reconciliation between the sects seems unlikely, alas. Is it overly cynical to wish that some of the true followers of Muhammed who made off with several $bn in aid funds would pony up for reconstructing the mosque?
Robert J. Stein Jr. and Phillip H. Bloom are followers of Muhammed?
'Spoze not, but hey, there's plenty to go around! I'd be hugely amazed if chunks of it weren't greasing palms in Baghdad.
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