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The center of heritage revival organizes workshop (Youth drug addiction and ways to confront it)  

According to the center’s activities , the center of heritage revival and scientific research that organized a awareness campaign on the dangers of drugs and how to avoid them that it organizes a workshop entitled (Youth drug addiction and ways to confront it) where sited  on Sunday 1^st/12/2024 , it is presented by assist. Instructor Joman Adnan Hussein who talks about Drug addiction among young people is a serious phenomenon that affects the physical and psychological health of young people and negatively affects society as a whole. Addiction results from regular drug use, which leads to physical and psychological dependence on them and weakens the ability of young people to control their lives. Therefore, it is a complex problem that requires concerted efforts between the family, society and government institutions. Early awareness, psychological support and the provision of healthy alternatives can contribute effectively to preventing and combating addiction.

Under the supervision by prof. Dr. Alaa Nafea Jasim (the director of the center) the center of heritage revival in cooperation with presidency of the university of Baghdad Women’s Affairs bureaue, Ministry of Interior / Community Police , the center organizes workshop entitled (Electronic blackmail and its impact on Iraqi society), the lecturer is presented by engineer Hussein Amer Alrubie (the responsible of researches and studies unit /community police )who talked about The crime of electronic blackmail, which is considered a cybercrime, is a process of threatening and intimidating the victim by publishing pictures or film materials or leaking confidential information about the victim, in exchange for paying sums of money or exploiting the victim to carry out illegal acts for the benefit of the blackmailers, such as disclosing confidential information about the employer or other illegal acts. Al-Rubaie also mentioned the motives for committing the crime of electronic blackmail, including blackmail for material purposes, blackmail for sexual exploitation purposes, blackmail for personal or vengeful purposes, blackmail for the purpose of entertainment or to prove oneself and the ability to hack, and blackmail for the purpose of defamation practiced by parties against others. He also stressed the specifications of a good password, which must be long, consisting of at least (15) parts, and complex, including (letters, numbers, and symbols), and using a sentence instead of a single word.

He added that when you fall into the hands of the blackmailer, you must not communicate with the blackmailer at all, even if you are exposed to severe pressures. Do not send him money because he will not stop blackmailing you and will ask you repeatedly, to close all accounts and phone numbers that you provided to the blackmailer or that he knows about you, and to inform the competent authorities directly and provide them with the information and not be afraid or shy because it is possible that the blackmailer will be exposed. Start reporting with the community police via the hotline 497. In conclusion, the director of the center thanked the lecturer for providing the book (The Iraqi Community Police Work Guide) to the center’s library, wishing him continued success

 Under the supervision by prof. Dr. Alaa Nafea Jasim (the director of the center , The center of heritage revival organizes workshop (the archeological heritage in In Shorjah Market, protecting authenticity and the challenges of modernity), on Monday 4^th/11/2024 with presence by many professors and members of the center , the lecturer is present by prof. Dr. Saadi Ibraham Aldaraji (one of the retired professor of the center) who talked about The origin of the name “Shorjah” is that there was a bathhouse with a salty well in this market, so the bathhouse was known as (Shorjah), which is taken from the Persian language where (Shor) means salty and (Jah) means well, so it is (Shorjah). Over time, its name came to be given to its vicinity and even to a part of the Attarin Market itself, then the names overlapped and spread until the name Shorjah prevailed over the Attarin Market. The history of the name is mentioned in the records of the Turkish traveler (Evliya Çelebi) the names of some of Baghdad’s shops, among which he mentioned the Shorjah Market when he talked about the Caliphs’ Mosque. The traveler had visited Baghdad twice in the years 1648 and 1653 AD. The first endowment in which the name Shorjah was mentioned is the endowment of Hajj Muhammad bin Murad al-Baghdadi dated (1159 AH / 1746 AD). He endowed his descendants with a courtyard at the head of the Shorjah market. Al-Daraji added that the most important archaeological landmarks in Shorjah are the Marjan Mosque, a group of inns, old houses, the shrine of Ambassador Al-Nawbakhti, and the Latin Church…. In conclusion, the director of the center thanked the lecturer, wishing him continued success

Under the supervision by prof. Dr. Alaa Nafea Jasim ( the director of the center) , the center of heritage revival organizes scientific symposium entitled (The science of tricks is an advantage of the pioneers of Islamic civilization in mechanical engineering.) on Wednesday 9/10/2024 where sited on the Nabila A. gallery , the first lecture is presented by instructor Dr. Thamer Salah Al-dulaimi /college of engineering /department of mechanical engineering who talks about the world of ticks(mechanics) and its beginning and its goals of innovation in addition to its effect on the various sides of life socially and intellectualy as well as its effect on filds of sciences arts and architecture ensures Muslim scientists  who have They are the ones who have a clear imprint and a great impact on the emergence, spread and development of this science and the benefit from these lessons that are important in building the principle of innovation and supporting innovators. The second lecture was given by Prof. Dr. Essam Mohamed Ali / Faculty of Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering, speaking about the Islamic civilization, has reached great horizons in various fields of engineering. These huge achievements must have been the result of the brilliant efforts of unique scientists who spent their lives and money in worship of God by seeking knowledge and teaching it to others and facilitating the means of life on earth with wonderful inventions. The history of Islamic civilization is replete with the names of hundreds, even thousands of scientists who succeeded in changing the face of life with the inventions and innovations they provided to humanity, from which all sciences and knowledge benefited, some of which are still used to this day, and which excelled in the sciences of engineering, astronomy, mathematics, and others. Some of the inventions and innovations provided by Muslim scientists who changed the face of life throughout the ages are (Muhammad, Ahmed, and Al-Hassan), the sons of Musa bin Shaker. In conclusion, the door was opened for discussion in front of the audience, and the discussions culminated in learning more about the scientific innovations of these scientists. The Director of the Center thanked the lecturers and presented them with certificates of appreciation, wishing them continued success in serving our university and our beloved Iraq

A delegation from the al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine visited the Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage on Sunday morning, 10/6/2024. The delegation was received by the Director of the Center, Prof. Dr. Alaa Nafeh Jassim, where the delegation was briefed on the center’s library and its provision of scientific books. He opened up prospects for cooperation with the shrine and the center to hold scientific seminars and workshops in the future and urged the workers to develop strategic plans for the importance of manuscripts and place them at the top of scientific interests. The delegation thanked the center’s work team for the hospitality and warm reception, and the director of the center thanked them for their presence and interest in heritage in the service of our university and our beloved Iraq.