H.E. Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumaida'ie, Ambassador of Iraq
Category: Lecture
Length: 1:04:49
| Film Description | H.E. Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumaida'ie, Ambassador of Iraq, speaks about Iraq's rich and long history and the themes of continuity and change in its culture at the re-opening of the exhibition Iraq's Ancient Past at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The forging of "national character," the nation's self-image, and the importance of cultural heritage in Iraqi national identity, is considered. More at http://www.penn.museum/sites/iraq |
| Video Category | Lecture |
| Contributor(s) | H.E. Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumaida'ie |
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