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Qatar Preserves Heritage
Qatar National Library is stepping up its efforts to protect documentary heritage and combat its illicit trafficking through the “Protection” project, launched in 2020 to train staff from cultural institutions, customs agencies and law-enforcement bodies, document collections and strengthen international cooperation. The project’s monitoring helped secure the withdrawal from a 2021 auction of a rare portion of a Qur’an dating to the 15th century, after it was established that the item had previously been documented in the Afghan National Archives. Eight manuscripts believed to belong to the same collection were also identified. More than 1,000 specialists have benefited from programs run by IFLA’s regional center, while the library has digitized over 17 million pages. Upcoming priorities include expanding training, improving disaster preparedness and developing digital documentation. The head of the Collections Conservation Center stressed that protecting heritage requires legislation, law enforcement, technical expertise and international cooperation to work together.
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