Selma Al-Radi

Selma Al-Radi
سلمى الراضي
Al-Radi in 2003
BornJuly 23, 1939
Iraq
DiedOctober 7, 2010
Manhattan, US
SpouseQais Al-Awqati

Selma Al-Radi (Arabic: سلمى الراضي) (July 23, 1939 – October 7, 2010) was an Iraqi archaeologist renowned for her twenty-year restoration of the Amiriya Madrasa, which is under consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Her advocacy for using local labour and traditional methods has been particularly notable. Selma died of Ovarian cancer on October 7, 2010 in her home in Manhattan.

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