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Documenting Iraqi Kurdistan’s heritage during a time of conflict

In 2013, World Monuments Fund developed a cultural heritage conservation and management program to engage U.S. university faculty with Iraqi and Kurdish professionals. In 2015, the program, sponsored by the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, focused on equipping students with the latest digital tools and techniques to document Iraqi Kurdistan’s heritage, which is particularly relevant given the threats posed by the Islamic State to cultural heritage.