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Heritage
Dreaming of returning home, Egypt's Nubians revive language
"I usually get asked how can I be Nubian when I can't speak my own language," the 23-year-old said
Teota zamindar bari in ruins
The whispers of history can be felt through the maze of corridors and courtyards of Teota zamindar bari. The sensation intensifies further when one learns that this is the place where Bangladesh's ...
Winter brings busy hours for Jashore date juice collectors
There are a lot of things in Bangladesh that may evoke nostalgia about the countryside. Having a glass of fresh date sap on a misty winter morning maybe one of them.Solid molasses produced from date ...
9 Cumilla archaeological sites, houses to be turned into museums
Three historically important houses and six archaeological sites are being developed as museums in the district, aiming to attract more tourists.The houses will be built as memorial museums while the ...
Bagha hosts 500-yr-old Eid fair
An age-old fair, which takes place every year on the occasion of Eid in Rajshahi's Bagha, is the oldest one in the country.Bagha residents have been enjoying this Eid fair for around 500 ...
What we know about Notre-Dame's treasures
Firefighters were praised Tuesday for helping save many of the most celebrated treasures of Notre-Dame by dashing inside the burning cathedral, but officials warned that others were in a precarious ...
Incan tomb in Peru discovered
Peruvian archaeologists discovered an Incan tomb in the north of the country where an elite member of the pre-Columbian empire was buried, one of the investigators announced Friday.The discovery was ...
Battle for Hmong heritage in Vietnam
Vuong Duy Bao surveys his ancestral palace, a vestige of Vietnam's marginalised Hmong ethnic minority that he says was taken from his family by local officials.The wooden structure is laden with ...
Turkey’s ancient town about to be engulfed
From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family’s town for generations will soon destroy it.“My ...
Italy's city of shame turns Europe's pride
Fifty years after Italy's Matera was a national embarrassment because of its extreme poverty, the city is rescuing its dignity, baroque palaces and cave churches to become a European Capital of ...
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