The Department of Human Studies at the Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage / University of Baghdad organized a workshop on Monday morning, January 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., entitled “Social Heritage in the Digital Age.” The workshop was held in Professor Nabila Abdul Munim Dawood Hall as part of the department’s scientific activities aimed at highlighting the importance of employing digital tools in documenting and preserving social heritage. The lecture was delivered by Assistant Lecturer Zainab Khalid, a faculty member at the Center. In her presentation, the speaker discussed how the digital age has transformed humanity’s relationship with social heritage, shifting it from oral memory to a globally documented and accessible space. Digitization has contributed to preserving rituals, dialects, and folk tales, enabled individuals and institutions to participate in documentation through social media, and led to the creation of virtual museums.
She explained the role of reviving heritage through contemporary visual and interactive methods, which has enhanced its continuity and appeal—especially among young people. At the same time, she pointed to several challenges, including the distortion of heritage, the absence of legal frameworks, the loss of digital content due to technical issues, and, at times, its subjection to individual personal considerations, in addition to the dominance of globalization and the prevalence of certain cultures at the expense of national culture. The researcher proposed a number of practical solutions, such as establishing regulations for the digital use of heritage and creating community-based digital initiatives that encourage people to share reliable heritage content under expert supervision. In conclusion, she emphasized that social heritage is not merely a narrated past but a living identity that renews itself with the development of the times. The digital age has opened wide horizons for safeguarding, documenting, and transmitting this heritage to future generations through innovative approaches that combine authenticity with modernity. Preserving our heritage is a shared responsibility that begins with awareness and grows through knowledge, ensuring that our social values remain firmly rooted despite the rapid pace of digital transformation
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