Gaza City is witnessing a painstaking effort to salvage cultural heritage after the Great Omari Mosque library, one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, was severely damaged during the war that erupted in October 2023. Volunteers are working amidst rubble and dust to restore what remains of the collection. Read More: Historic Bannu library awaits revival […]
volunteers
Hong Kong mourns 128 dead in massive high-rise fire
HONG KONG – Hong Kong on Saturday mourned 128 people killed in a devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court high-rise complex, the city’s deadliest blaze in nearly 80 years, with around 200 residents still unaccounted for. Read More: Hong Kong Fire Leaves 128 Dead, Search for Victims Continues Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection […]
Architect Yasmin Lari directs Karachi’s cleaning staff on how to buff coloured stones
The Historic Denso Hall Facade Cleaning Festival jointly presented by Heritage Foundation Pakistan and Rotary Club Karachi is all set to take place on April 14, 2019 at Marriott Road from 10am to 1pm. In pursuance of the direction by the Supreme Court to bring back the glory of Karachi, Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, as […]
In Lebanon, volunteers speak up to battle suicide
Her trainers beating down on the pavement along Beirut’s seafront, Nour Safieddine, 24, cuts past strollers ambling in the evening sun. In her bright pink t-shirt, she is running to survive. “I run to carry on, so life can smile at me even if it made me cry — or in fact, not to die […]