Selma Al-Radi

Selma Al-Radi
سلمى الراضي
Al-Radi in 2003
Born(1939-07-23)July 23, 1939
Iraq
DiedOctober 7, 2010(2010-10-07) (aged 71)
Manhattan, US
SpouseQais Al-Awqati

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

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