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posted on 2024-12-10, 12:50 authored by Mariz Tadros, Shivan Shlaymoon Toma, Juwan Mohammed M. Mahdi Almofti, Wafaa Sabah Khuder, Saaed A. Saaed Majdal, Zubeida Salih Abdulkhaliq, Charley Howman

The Handbook of Iraqi People’s Heritage contains accounts and personal narratives from individuals across nine communities in Iraq: Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Kakeyîs, Sabean-Mandaeans, Shabak, Syriac Orthodox, Turkmen of Tal Afar, and Yazidis. These audio files comprise some of the multimedia content within the Handbook.

  • Figure 2.2: Audio recording from Mr Strak’s interview with heritage gatherer Ara Aleksan Serop Hovsepia. Mr Strak tells the story of his grandfather and their journey during their displacement from the Dehi region of Türkiye to Zakho, Iraq and describes the situation of the Armenians at that time. Source: Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Ara Aleksan Serop Hovsepian on 19 January 2021.

  • Figure 2.30: Audio recording of the interview with Mrs Vartanoush Markosian. An interview with Mrs Vartanoush Markosian at the Pilduk festival on 13 February 2021 at the Armenian Church in Zakho. Source: Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Levon Haykaz.

  • Figure 2.35: Audio recording from the interview with Mrs Kanarik. An excerpt from the interview with Mrs Kanarik about the blessing of pomegranates among Armenians in the church. Source: Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Nairi Bashir Hagob on 7 April 2021.

  • Figure 3.2: Audio recording (in Arabic) of the oral history interview with Behnam Shaba Dawood Shmooni. An interview with Behnam Shaba Dawood Shmooni, Director of the Bartella Forum for Syriac Culture and Arts. Source: Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Sargon Dinkha Rabban in Bartella on 24 June 2021.

  • Figure 4.6: Audio recording (in Arabic) of the oral history interview with Mr Buya Markos Behnam Markoza. Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Aram Ilias Iskandar on 27 September 2023.

  • Figure 4.7: Audio recording (in Arabic) of the oral history interview with Bishop Samir Al-Khouri. Bishop Samir Al-Khouri, aged 68, has devoted his life to serving the Chaldean Christian community in Enishke, Iraq. Source: Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Zeena Hameed Hanna on 25 September 2023.

  • Figure 6.15: An audio recording discussing the history of goldsmithing among the Mandaean people. This recording discusses that goldsmithing among the Mandaen people has deep roots in Iraq, and how they have passed down the craft through generations. Source: Interview with Alaa Hashoush, by heritage gatherer Hatem Karim Abdul Sattar, on 29 October 2023.

  • Figure 6.17: An audio recording about the stages of goldsmithing. The recording covers the selection of metal quality, the smelting process, the required heat to melt gold, and choosing molds to shape the gold piece. Source: Interview with Alaa Hashoush, by heritage gatherer Hatem Karim Abdul Sattar, on 29 October 2023.


  • Figure 6.18: An audio recording from an interview with Alaa Hashoush. In this recording, Alaa Hashoush talks about the finest types of gold, how it is refined and polished, and how the Mandaeans carried their craft with them to the diaspora after many migrated from Iraq. Source: Interview with Alaa Hashoush, by heritage gatherer Hatem Karim Abdul Sattar, on 29 October 2023.

  • Figure 6.19: An audio recording from an interview with Sheikh Anmar Awda Mahawi. Audio recording one of two. Sheikh Anmar Awda Mahawi, a religious figure holding the rank of Tarmida (meaning ‘learner’ or ‘student’, representing the first stage of religious training for a person aspiring to become a cleric), discusses Mandaean marriage, the baptism of the bride and groom, and the rituals observed by the Sabean-Mandaeans. Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Nourhan Karim Jalil, on 17 November 2023.

  • Figure 6.20: An audio recording from an interview with Sheikh Anmar Awda Mahawi. Audio recording two of two. Sheikh Anmar Awda Mahawi, a religious figure holding the rank of Tarmida (meaning ‘learner’ or ‘student’, representing the first stage of religious training for a person aspiring to become a cleric), discusses Mandaean marriage, the baptism of the bride and groom, and the rituals observed by the Sabean-Mandaeans. Audio recorded by heritage gatherer Nourhan Karim Jalil, on 17 November 2023.

  • Figure 7.2: Audio recording from the interview of Mr Abdul Amir Mardan, with heritage gatherer Jowan Faris Nasser. In this clip, Mr Mardan talks about the deportation of the Shabak to Dasht Harir in Erbil in 1988 because they were registered as Kurdish nationalists. Source: Audio clip recorded by heritage gatherer Rusol Hassan Rashid on 24 July 2021.

  • Figure 7.7: Audio recording of Mr Hussein Rashid. In this clip, Mr Hussein Rashid talks about the traditional customs and traditions of Shabak marriage. Source: Audio clip recorded by heritage gatherer Marwa Hussein Rashid, on 22 January 2021.

  • Figure 7.15: Audio recording about the clay tandoor. To light the clay tandoors in which the women bake bread, wood is placed in it to light a fire and after the fire subsides and turns into embers, they start baking. A piece of iron is placed over the tandoor opening to keep the oven hot. Source: Audio clip recorded by heritage gatherer Siraj Ali Najaf on 16 April 2021.


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Institute of Development Studies

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The Institute of Development Studies was responsible for the production of this publication, working alongside the University of Duhok. Coordination and collaboration: Professor Mariz Tadros (IDS), Charley Howman (IDS), and Dr Shivan Shlaymoon Toma (University of Duhok). The publisher (IDS) has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this Handbook are correct and active at the time of going to press and that photographs reproduced in this Handbook are used with permission of the copyright holder or their delegate. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and photographs and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate, or that permissions have been obtained from all participants in photographs. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. Any issues or complaints will be resolved amicably. Contact: ids@ids.ac.uk

Citation

Tadros, M. et al. (2024) The Handbook of Iraqi People’s Heritage, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2024.043

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Institute of Development Studies 2024; individual chapters, the contributors.

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Iraq

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