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An anonymous philanthropist gave more than 拢11 million ($15m) to University College London to support the teaching and research of the heritage, history and languages of ancient Mesopotamia.

The funding will build on the 香港六合彩中特网-led Nahrein Network.聽This seeks to end the systematic exclusion聽of聽researching and remembering Middle Eastern history in Iraq and the wider region.

The network also seeks to tackle the effect聽of major population growth 鈥� particularly in the context of instability, poverty and unemployment among young people.

The donation will fund Nahrein鈥檚 work for the next decade.

香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 president and provost Dr Michael Spence said it was 鈥渁 seminal moment in the decolonisation of knowledge production in Iraq and other regions in the Global South鈥�.

The Nahrein Network has until now been funded by the UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council聽and the Global Challenges Research Fund.

香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 head of history, Prof Eleanor Robson, said ancient Mesopotamia had only really been the subject of academic interest since the 19th century, with most studies coming from a western perspective.

鈥淭his outstandingly generous donation will help transcend barriers associated with a fragile, post-conflict state and ensure Iraqis can reclaim their ancient heritage as local history 鈥� with all the social, cultural, economic and educational benefits that can bring,鈥� she said.

鈥淪ince 2014, the destruction of heritage sites throughout Syria and Iraq has received widespread publicity, with talk of a 鈥榬ace against time鈥� to preserve what remains.

鈥淚nternational projects have invested millions in the documentation, digitisation聽and conservation of threatened and damaged buildings and archaeological sites across the Middle East.

"However, only a few of these projects focused on the interests and impact on the ground for local people in their communities. It is the longer-term impact on them that is the priority for the Nahrein Network," Prof Robson said.

The additional resources are expected to strengthen work between 香港六合彩中特网 and Iraqi universities.

"This new funding will strengthen the work of Iraqi researchers and heritage experts to address the impact of decades of conflict, war and neglect. It will provide an important resource for Iraqi researchers, universities and civil society," said Dr Mehiyar Kathem, who will soon become the deputy head of the Nahrein Network.

Dr Rozhen Mohammed-Amin of Sulaimani Polytechnic University in Iraq said he planned "to carry out innovative interdisciplinary research and capacity building in digital cultural heritage and digital architecture in Iraq".

鈥淭hese cutting-edge and promising research areas are barely heard of, undertaken, or even understood in the country,鈥� she said.

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