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Canadian-born architect decides to live in her ancestral land

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The Nahla region where Nineweh found home Credit: Naseem.jpg

Nineweh Warda, hailing from Canada, entered this world to Assyrian parents. Having pursued a career as an architect in her home country, she made a life-changing decision one year ago—to return to the lands of her ancestors in northern Iraq and establish her residence there. Motivated by a deep-rooted purpose, Nineweh aspires to construct homes for her fellow Assyrians, aiding them in reclaiming their ancestral villages and fostering a sense of settlement.


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Nineweh Warda, hailing from Canada, entered this world to Assyrian parents. Having pursued a career as an architect in her home country, she made a life-changing decision one year ago—to return to the lands of her ancestors in northern Iraq and establish her residence there. Motivated by a deep-rooted purpose, Nineweh aspires to construct homes for her fellow Assyrians, aiding them in reclaiming their ancestral villages and fostering a sense of settlement.



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