Book Launch for “Catastrophe: The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past”
On Saturday, November 18, the Iraqi Social Forum held a book launch for Catastrophe: The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s...
Heritage Protection
Civil society campaign to save the cultural heritage of Iraq. Together we will work to determine the requirements and priorities to save Iraqi heritage.
Hobby Lobby: US Arts-and-Crafts Retail Chain Ordered to Pay $US3m Over Smuggled Iraqi Artefacts
Source: ABC American arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $US3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of...
When Heritage in Iraq Becomes a Strategic Asset: From Conflict Target to Marker of Peace
Paper prepared prior to the 2017 meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland, 2-12 July 2017. The...
Who is Responsible for Destruction of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage?
Almonitor – Adnan Abu Zeed BAGHDAD, Iraq — Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, a conference held in Abu Dhabi December 3-4, called for international support...
A Great Achievement After 4 years of Campaigning: The Marshes of Iraq Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage
Statement by the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign 20 July, 2016 Congratulations to the Iraqi people and everyone...
Iraqi Marshlands named as UNESCO World Heritage Site!
UNESCO has named Iraqi marshlands as a world heritage site! The area named “is made up of seven sites: three...
International Civil Society Urges WHC Member States to Vote YES for Iraqi Marshes
Istanbul, 10 July 2016 Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign At the conclusion of this year’s annual...
Ecological Collapse Circumscribes Traditional Women’s Work in Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes
Eurek Alert As the land at the heart of the cradle of civilization dries out, an ancient culture is being...
Who Stole the Mysterious Baghdad Battery?
Mohamed altaher – arabic.rt With the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Iraq has lost many of its rare archaeological treasures,...
Cultural heritage in times of conflict in Syria and Iraq: a case for prosecution?
By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI The Hague, December 2015 In a landmark case for cultural crimes, the first person charged with...
Dominican Monk Saves 800 Manuscripts at Risk from Daesh across Kurdistan
Shafaq News Nothing concerned Dominican Iraqi monk Najib Michael from the Dominican Fathers Church in Paris more than saving his...
Looted in Syria – and Sold in London: The British Antiques Shops Dealing in Artefacts Smuggled by Daesh
When Mark Altaweel agreed to hunt for ‘blood antiquities’ in London dealerships, he was expecting more of a challenge. But...