(11 May 2025)
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Mosul – 05 May 2025
1. Various Drone shots al Hadbaa Minaret and al Nouri Mosque in Mosul +MUTE+
2. al Hadbaa Minaret during azan time
3. Wide of al Nouri Mosque in the city
4. People walking inside the mosque
5. Man praying in outside garden
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Muthana Fadhil, citizen from Mosul:
“Well, at the beginning when we came here, we were hapless, but we had hopes in Allah, and when the (aid) organizations entered the city, they had an active role. We were the early people who were here and there were girls (organizations workers) who were looking for damaged houses and the reconstruction started. It started in the alleys in the beginning ”
7. Wide of fish market in the city
8. Various of people frying and selling fish
9. Various of local market in the city
10. Various of man selling spices
11. People in the local market
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rifaii al Hajran, owner of spice shop :
“When we returned here, the size of destruction was huge, and let me telling you frankly that we did not expect this revival, but praise be to God and with the will of Mosul people who stood together, became one hand, and started the reconstruction.”
13. People walking in the local market
14. Workers refurbishing a gate inside the market
15. Various of shop owner with customers
16. People walking in the market
17. Shops in the market street
18. Various of man making ducts for air-conditioners
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Saad Mohammed, duct maker
“Safety and security create citizenship. The people of Mosul by Allah’s grace are very cooperative. So, we were expecting to have safety in the fastest possible time, and actually this is what happened. I mean now and the grace of Allah we see tourists visiting Mosul, and what that means? It means the security is one hindered percent and thanks to God security is settled in Mosul.”
20. Wide of the Old Bridge on the Tigris River
21. Various of newly reconstructed church
22. Various of market shots from the city
23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Rasoul, political activist from Mosul:
“We are suffering now in the governorate of Mosul from youth unemployment, especially among diploma holders. The employment market in Mosul is not healthy and there is no role for the private sector. We hope the presence of civil society organizations to enhance the role of youths to participate in the private sector as well as to integrate them into the political process. The faces who are controlling the pollical process in Iraq for 22 years ago and until now must be changed, and young people and especially women must be supported.”
24. Excavator working by the riverbank
25. Various of destructions in the old city area in West Mosul
26. Man walking between destroyed houses in the city
STORYLINE:
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80% of the monuments in the Iraqi city of Mosul were destroyed by extremists during a 36-month occupation by the Islamic State group.
Now much of the city has been rebuilt thanks to efforts by the citizens and funding from UNESCO and the United Arab Emirates.
Markets are busy, mosques are full and the tourists have started to return.
With centuries of cultural heritage destroyed, the restored Mosul is also reclaiming its place on the international cultural landscape with a new exhibition in Venice.
STORYLINE:
Mosul’s historic al Hadba minaret rises above the city’s skyline once again, next to the restored al-Nouri Mosque.
The mosque is almost complete after a extension restoration project which included the mosque, minaret and two churches in the Old City area in West Mosul.
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