Looting Is the Greatest Threat to Our Cultural Heritage in Syria
There are a few positive signs that looting Syria’s cultural heritage can be curtailed.
Read MoreFranklin Lamb’s most recent book, Syria’s Endangered Heritage, An international Responsibility to Protect and Preserve, is in production by Orontes River Publishing, Hama, Syrian Arab Republic. Inquires c/o orontesriverpublishing@gmail.com. The author is reachable c/o fplamb@gmail.com.
Posted by Franklin Lamb | Dec 29, 2014 | Culture, Middle East |
There are a few positive signs that looting Syria’s cultural heritage can be curtailed.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Dec 19, 2014 | Culture, Middle East |
Claims that the Syrian government destroyed the Jewish cultural heritage site nearly two years ago are patently false.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Dec 15, 2014 | Culture, Middle East |
One of life’s seeming wonderful incongruities is experienced by visitors all across Syria these days. It has to do with the human spirit.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine |
Mossad has assassinated a team of five nuclear weapons specialists in Damascus, the leader of whom was Iranian, according a Naame Shaam report.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Nov 1, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
The sectarian conflict in Lebanon appears to be coming mainly from Sunni groups who vent a laundry list of complaints against their fellow Muslims.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Oct 20, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
Among the many reasons Lebanon should immediately desist targeting Syrian and Palestinian refugees is it’s pushing many toward supporting rebel groups.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Oct 13, 2014 | Culture, Middle East |
Syria’s cultural heritage is threatened by war, but it is not too late to take decisive action to protect it.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Oct 7, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
The unique cultural heritage hamlet of Ma’aloula has been scarred, traumatized, desecrated and deeply wounded by the war in Syria.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Oct 1, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
The town is now liberated, but the story of what took place here over the past 291 days is presently emerging, and it is a horrifying one.
Read MorePosted by Franklin Lamb | Sep 29, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
The Syria government and rebel groups negotiate education, utilities, and reduction of violence issues.
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