> "Preserving Heritage and Identity": A scientific Symposium at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
>Faculty of Arts and Humanities at #Damascus University organized a scientific symposium entitled "Preserving #Heritage and Identity", in which challenges facing heritage and cultural #identity, social changes, and the role of #Arabic in promoting national identity were discussed.
>Vice President of #DamascusUniversity, Dr. #MaysaaAlSioufi, stressed that heritage represents the memory of peoples and their #history, and is a means to preserve the #uniqueness of national identity in light of the accelerating global challenges.
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>Dean of the Faculty of #Arts and #Humanities, Dr. #AliAllaham, stressed the vital role played by the faculty in promoting awareness of the importance of heritage and national identity, and that heritage is not just a reminiscent past, but a living part of the present and the future, which contributes to building a coherent cultural identity, and encourages students to conduct in-depth #research that sheds light on the national heritage and ways to protect it.
(hashtags added by me.... it is alleged today that the military in #syria were basically volunteers, whereas the #jihadists in #usa / #turkey -backed #Idlib province were allegedly paid $2000 /month)
Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Damascus University organized a scientific symposium entitled "Preserving Heritage and Identity", in which challenges facing heritage and cultural identity, social changes, and the role of Arabic in promoting national identity were discussed.