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DESCRIPTION:Heritage preservation in South Asia usually follows European mo
 dels crafted by organizations like UNESCO and ICOMOS. These approaches foc
 us on ‘monumentality’ as they treat sacred buildings as fixed\, untouc
 hable objects\, cares more about their looks and materials than their mean
 ing to people. But in Bangladesh\, this way of thinking doesn’t really f
 it. Official policies insist on keeping mosques exactly as they were\, but
  for the people who use them every day\, these are living spaces. They pra
 y there\, gather there\, and they keep the mosques going by adapting and m
 aintaining them as needed.\nThis paper pushes for a different way of think
 ing about heritage—one that puts communities and their religious practic
 es at the center. Looking at how mosques are cared for in Bangladesh\, the
  study shows that things like repairs\, extensions\, or other changes—of
 ten labeled by officials as "encroachments" or "inauthentic"—are actuall
 y acts of care. It argues that there should be  a balance between the two 
 ideas.\nWith the conference’s theme of “Closed Borders and Global Conn
 ections” in mind\, the paper argues that today’s preservation rules en
 d up shutting out the very people these monuments matter to. They draw bor
 ders between the mosque as a building and the community that gives it life
 . However\, if we recognize mosque communities as active stewards\, not pr
 oblems to manage\, it opens up a new\, more global way of thinking about h
 eritage—one rooted in South Asian and Islamic traditions. In the end\, t
 his paperintends to spark debate about what we really mean by “preservin
 g” history\, and makes the case for valuing lived\, ongoing practice ove
 r frozen\, untouched forms.
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LOCATION:Room 208 (Seats 40)
SUMMARY:Beyond the Monument: Decolonizing Mosque Preservation in Bangladesh
  - A K M Khademul Haque
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/JHLM7T/
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