IS Destroying Cultural Heritage
HONG KONG, 18th November, 2015 - The historic minority communities driven away from their homeland by the Islamic State(IS) militants are not the only victims under IS expansion in Mesopotamia. They have turned their sledgehammers and bulldozers to irreplaceable treasures and historic sites. Dr. Amal Marogy argues that Islamic State's attempt to control how people remember their past and shape their future, which creates the spread of fear and hatred can only be defeated by protecting the heritage.
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