Syria holds six UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Damascus, Aleppo, Palmyra, Bosra, Crac des Chevaliers, and the Ancient Villages — and every one has been on the danger list since 2013, a direct consequence of the Syrian civil war.
Fifty-three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are currently listed as in danger, spanning five regions and threatened by armed conflict, climate change, illegal extraction, and governance failure — alongside a small but growing number of recovery stories.
An oral Malayic poetic form spanning two to sixteen lines, pantun pairs a prefatory couplet with a closing statement through rhyme, metaphor, and verbal…
Nōgaku pairs lyric drama (noh) and comic theatre (kyōgen) in a refined Japanese performance tradition that balances contemplation with laughter through…
A Turkish master storyteller captivates coffeehouse audiences with voices, dialects, and improvised tales shaped by each listener’s reaction—a living art…
A five-dancer masked court dance rooted in Dragon King mythology, performed to expel evil spirits.
Soup joumou, a pumpkin-based dish native to Haiti, represents freedom, dignity, and community bonds.
A ritual theatre and dance drama performed in Kerala temples, Mudiyettu enacts the mythological battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika…
Cuban son is a syncretic music and dance born in late-19th-century eastern Cuba, blending Spanish vocals and guitar with African rhythms…
Irish harping is the art of playing a wire-strung triangular harp, a practice rooted in Gaelic nobility that demands exceptional technical skill…
