Palestinian territory’s cultural heritage destroyed

Palestinian territory’s cultural heritage, including museums, built heritage and archaeological sites, has been damaged or destroyed …since Israel began its offensive. The UN educational and cultural heritage organisation UNESCO reported in March it verified damage to 22 sites, including five religious buildings, 10 of historical or artistic merit, two depositories containing artefacts, one museum and

Gulf Today: Restoring culture

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Michael Jansen. March 20 marks the twentieth anniversary of the US conquest of Iraq which has devastated its people, destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, and has wreaked massive damage to its ancient and unique cultural heritage. In Iraq there are six sites designated as “World Heritage Sites”…