?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cultural+heritage+predation+in+Iraq%3A+the+sectarian+appropriation+of+Iraq's+past&rft.creator=Kathem%2C+Mehiyar&rft.creator=Robson%2C+Eleanor&rft.creator=Tahan%2C+Lina+G&rft.description=Since+2003%2C+Iraq%E2%80%99s+elites+have+appropriated+the+country%E2%80%99s+rich+cultural+heritage+in+the+service+of+various+undesirable+agendas.+These+range+from+commercialization+to+the+propagation+of+sectarian+and+exclusionary+political+or+religious+narratives.+Large+sections+of+Iraq%E2%80%99s+cultural+heritage+are+now+captured+for+private+gain%2C+diminishing+its+role+as+a+public+good+accessible+to+all+Iraqis.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+major+factor+behind+these+developments+has+been+the+political+power-sharing+system+of+muhasasa%2C+which+is+premised+on+the+division+of+key+state+roles+along+sectarian+lines.+Under+this+system%2C+income+and+other+resources+derived+from+cultural+heritage+increasingly+accrue+not+to+the+Iraqi+state+but+to+subnational+institutions+that+actively+promote+ethno-nationalism%2C+sectarianism+and+religious+objectives.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+paper+explores+examples+of+the+negative+impact+of+heritage+predation+on+Iraqi+society+to+date%2C+and+makes+recommendations+for+both+Iraqi+and+international+institutions+to+counter+the+damaging+effects+of+muhasasa+and+the+sectarian+allocation+of+cultural+resources.&rft.subject=Iraq%2C+cultural+heritage%2C+statebuilding%2C+policy+paper&rft.publisher=Royal+Institute+of+International+Affairs&rft.date=2022-03-24&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(Chatham+House+MIddle+East+and+North+Africa+Programme+Research+Papers+).+Royal+Institute+of+International+Affairs%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2022)+++++&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10147164%2F