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ISIS 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.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe 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. Museums and antiquities dealers say the criminal trade is exaggerated, damaging legal business. But are private collectors protecting the heritage of the Middle East or perpetuating colonialism?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
Barbara Slavin
Atlantic Council / Al-Monitor
Amr Al-Azm
Shawnee State University
Kate Fitz Gibbon
Fitz Gibbon Law / Committee for Cultural Policy
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