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An Iraqi man looks at paintings on January 29, 2019 at a contemporary art exhibition at one of the halls of the national museum of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

With ancient treasures destroyed by IS, Mosul museum hosts modern art

Culture

Tunisian tattoo artist Fawez Zahmoul removes a tattoo from his client in his school on November 8, 2018 in Tunis.

Long despised, tattoos emerge from shadows in Tunisia

Heritage

Shadi al-Hallaq, a puppeteer, is seen next to a disabled child during a performance in Damascus, Syria December 3, 2018.

Syria's last shadow puppeteer hopes to save his art

Culture

A picture taken on October 28, 2018 shows the Umm al-Sultan Shaban mosque in the historical Islamic quarter of Cairo.

Egypt struggles to restore historic Cairo's glory

Culture

Items related to Islamic State militants are seen displayed on the wall of Qantara Culture Cafe in Mosul, Iraq October 26, 2018.

Artists emerge from ruins to reclaim Mosul's cultural life

Literature

Theology and poetry rub spines in Iraq's Najaf

Culture

The uphill battle of reopening the Ashurbanipal Library in Mosul

Salaam al-Shamaa

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