The list came out this Thursday. Four out of 42 newly added Intangible Cultural Heritage traditions are in Arab countries.
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The folk festivity in Maranhão, Brazil has been listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
Beirut, Lebanon; Slemani, Iraq; Ramallah, Palestine; Essaouira, Morocco; Sharjah, UAE; and Muharraq, Bahrain have been added alongside 60 other cities, including Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza, Brazil.
Supported by the UN and the UAE, the prize aims to recognize educational organizations that develop projects to enhance the performance of teachers.
The History Blocks project was developed by Brazilian-born, Saudi-descendant professor Francisco Tupy. The ruins of UNESCO heritage sites in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were rendered using the educational game.
