Assyrian artist connects with cultural heritage in Iraq's Nahla Valley - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Esther Elia, an Assyrian artist based in New Mexico, traveled over 7,000 miles to the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq to paint a mural depicting Assyrian cultural heritage. Joe Snell reports.

Foreign tourists visit the ancient city of Babylon near Hilla, south of Baghdad, Iraq November 14, 2018. Tourist agencies resumed work after the defeat of the Islamic state in Mosul. Picture taken November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily - RC1E92A8FAA0

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