Iraqi artist revives Yazidi heritage with murals

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1 年前

STORY: Location: Nineveh, Iraq

This Iraqi artist hopes his murals will teach young people some history

Fares Bibani’s paintings depict ancient Yazidi heritage and how villagers farmed and lived

[Fares Bibani, Iraqi artist]

“For our old culture, our folklore should not be forsaken. People my age saw a lot of old things, but the young people only heard, they only saw pictures. Young people come to me while I’m painting, and I explain to them about the past.”

He started in March 2022 and says he will continue until he’s decorated the entire village