Nearly eight years after IS militants were driven out of the city, the minaret has been rebuilt as part of a massive internationally-funded reconstruction project in the historic city. For residents of Mosul, the restoration is deeply personal. An official reopening of the minaret is expected to take place in the coming weeks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in attendance. Omar Taqa, the site engineer for Al-Hadbaa Minaret and the Great Al-Nuri Mosque, detailed the difficulties of rebuilding a site so severely damaged by war.
The team also needed to conduct detailed engineering and historical studies to design a site that would preserve the essence of the original, he said. When our first team arrived on-site in , they were faced with a field of ruins.
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The reconstruction push has also aimed to restore the city's Christian sites. In , Mosul's Christian population stood at around 50, Many of them fled after IS seized control of Mosul in Today, less than 20 Christian families remain as permanent residents in the city. Others who fled to Irbil and other surrounding areas have not returned to their homes in Mosul but commute there for church on Sundays. This could possibly give them an incentive to return. Azoulay said that the sound of church bells ringing and church choirs singing in Mosul again sends a powerful message.
But she told the AP that the work its done to support Mosul "is something we would love to do elsewhere, if political and security conditions allow.
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