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Posted inNews

Art Orgs Mobilize Support After Turkey-Syria Earthquakes

by Jennifer Hattam March 5, 2023March 6, 2023

Artists and cultural organizations have been contributing to the post-disaster relief efforts despite their own needs for support.

Posted inFilm

Whimsical Children’s Film Tackles War and Displacement in Syria

by Rhea Nayyar March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is screening in New York this month to benefit earthquake relief in Syria.

Posted inArt

Like a Bird on Barbed Wire 

Avatar photo by Lisa Morrow February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

Felekşan Onar reimagines refugees as birds in search of utopia.

Posted inNews

Deadly Earthquake Damages Cultural Sites in Turkey and Syria

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

The 7.8-magnitude quake has killed at least 2,600 people and destroyed a 2nd-century castle, among other landmarks.

Posted inBooks

Alain George’s Detailed View of Art, Faith, and Empire in Syria

Avatar photo by Stephennie Mulder November 14, 2022January 24, 2023

Borrowing the model of the palimpsest, George’s The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam takes the reader on a vivid tour of the renowned mosque’s history, meaning, and significance.

Posted inNews

Stunning Roman Mosaic Unearthed in Syria

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 16, 2022October 14, 2022

The discovery marks the first major archaeological discovery since the beginning of Syria’s civil war.

Posted inOpinion

The Louvre Shouldn’t Exhibit Trafficked Antiquities from Libya and Syria

Avatar photo by Farah Abdessamad July 25, 2021July 23, 2021

The museum forgets that it is already a violent graveyard of colonial-era cultural trophies removed from their homelands under dubious circumstances.

Posted inNews

In New Jersey, an Unlikely Monument to the Syrian and Armenian Communities

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia July 12, 2021July 14, 2021

Bryan Zanisnik’s “Silk Monument” features archival images to honor the contributions of Syrian and Armenian migrants who worked in New Jersey silk mills.

Posted inArt

The Getty Revisits Ancient Palmyra, but the Modern City Is Mostly Invisible

Avatar photo by Michael Press February 22, 2021March 2, 2021

Life in Palmyra did not stop in the third century but has gone on more or less continuously at the site for the 1,700 years since.

Posted inNews

Remains of Courageous Archaeologist Beheaded by ISIS Found in Syria

by Hakim Bishara February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Khaled Al-Asaad was beheaded in 2015 after refusing to lead ISIS to ancient artifacts from Palmyra that he had hidden in a secure location.

Posted inIn Brief

An Oscar Nominee May Be Unable to Attend the Ceremony Due to Trump’s Travel Ban

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Syrian director Feras Fayyad, whose film The Cave is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, is the latest high-profile artist experiencing visa troubles.

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An American Photojournalist is Suing a Qatari Bank for Allegedly Aiding His Kidnappers in Syria

by Hakim Bishara January 15, 2020January 16, 2020

Matthew Schrier, who was captured by Al-Nusra Front in 2012, is accusing Qatar Islamic Bank of directly funding a charity that funneled money to terrorist groups in Syria.

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