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Cleveland Museum of Art to Return a Rare Ancient Icon to Libya
A 2,200-year-old sculpture of a bearded man carved from basalt, unearthed in the 1930s, is believed to have been stolen in the early 1940s.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/arts/design/cleveland-museum-of-art-statue-libya.html
[Podcast] Looting and destruction of Syria’s antiquities by ISIS – With Dr Amr Al-Azm – Context S2E3
Much of Syria lies in ruins, and also its archaeological heritage has been a major casualty of the conflict, especially regarding the deliberate destruction and systematic looting of antiquities by forces of the so-called Islamic State terror organization. I had the pleasure to discuss some of the intricate details of...
Watchdogs: An interview with ATHAR co-founder and activist Amr Al Azm
Watchdog group ATHAR was founded in response to the trafficking of Syrian cultural artefacts from the country during conflict. The group works to fight a bloated black market of illicit antiquities and the lenient online platforms enabling it. In 2019, a report released by ATHAR resulted in a public policy change from...
[Podcast] Tech Tonic | Peak social media: The debate over young users’ mental health
In this episode, the third in a series on social media, Elaine speaks to Emma Lembke, co-founder of youth advocacy group Log Off; Katie Paul, director at the Tech Transparency Project; Amy Orben, head of the Digital Mental Health Group at the University of Cambridge; and FT tech reporter Hannah Murphy.https://www.ft.co...
[Podcast] Facebook’s White Supremacist Problem
A new TTP report released this month, Facebook Profits from White Supremacist Groups, says the company is “failing to remove white supremacist groups and is often profiting from searches for them on its platform,” exposing how it “fosters and benefits from domestic extremism.” To hear more about the findings in the rep...
[Video] How ISIS Makes Millions From Stolen Antiques | The Business of Crime
Antiquity trafficking is big business – a booming global trade that continues to devastate the cultural heritage of countries around the world. From Ancient Egyptian Coffins trafficked to the Met Museum in New York to ISIS and other terrorist groups openly hawking stolen goods on Facebook, the black market is as varied as it is large.
[Podcast] Syria’s Stolen Memories
During the Syrian war, a group of archeologists risk their lives to record the damage being done to their country’s cultural heritage, just as it was being taken away from them.https://kerningcultures.com/syrias-stolen-memories/
[Video] How did the US become a major hub for stolen ancient artefacts?
Shawnee State University Professor Amr al-Azm and Antiquities Coalition founder Deborah Lehr tell host Steve Clemons about their efforts to curtail the artefacts flooding to the West from all corners of the globe.https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-bottom-line/2021/12/23/how-did-the-us-become-a-major-hub-for-stolen-anc...