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Attack on Imamain Askariyain ‘outrage for all humanity’: UNESCO
By: Mohamed Ali
NEW YORK, United States: The head of the United
Nations organization entrusted with preserving the world’s historical,
spiritual and cultural heritage has condemned the destruction of
Samarra holy shrine and other mosques and churches in Iraq as “an
outrage for all of humanity.”
“I call on all parties to respect all holy places,” UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General
Koïchiro Matsuura said in a statement on the destruction this week of
the holy shrine of Imam Ali Al-Hadi and Imam Al-Askary (peace be upon
them) in Samarra and the heavy loss of lives in the violence.
He also condemned the destruction of mosques and churches in the
country and restated UNESCO’s readiness to continue working with the
Iraqi authorities to protect and conserve the historical, spiritual
and cultural heritage of important sites.
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guard wealth. it decreases if you keep on spending it but the
more you make use of knowledge ,the more it increases . what you
get through wealth disappears as soon as wealth disappears but
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