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ISIS and the World's Cultural Heritage
Among its many crimes, the Islamic State is trafficking in ancient artifacts stolen from Palmyra and other ancient places. How big is the international black market? Who should have custody of cultural treasures?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenAmong its many crimes, the Islamic State is trafficking in ancient artifacts stolen from Palmyra and other ancient places. How big is the international black market? Who should have custody of cultural treasures?
Later on the program, political chaos in Brazil just months before the Olympics.
Photo: Palmyra (Pixabay)
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3 storiesBoko Haram's Use of Child Suicide Bombers
UNICEF reports that children are now objects of fear in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, because of a ten-fold increase in their use as bombers by the extremist group Boko Haram. After one young woman was freed, she told her mother she'd been trained as a suicide bomber, the mother was so afraid she turned her daughter into the military.
Read the story7 minISIS and the World's Cultural Heritage
The ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has been liberated, but ISIS is still selling off looted antiquities from there and other historic places. Worldwide publicity is increasing the value of stolen objects, and there’s reportedly a thriving black market in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Read the story34 minBrazil's Government in Crisis Mode
Just months before the Olympics, the President of Brazil is a step closer to being impeached — by other politicians arguably more corrupt than she is.
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