Are We Willing to Die to Save the Past?
Preserving the past has costs. Much of the world shares the belief that the past has intrinsic value, which is encoded into laws and regulations that imperfectly protect, preserve and study historical and archaeological remains.Contributions, admission fees and taxes pay for the upkeep of monuments from the Parthenon to the Liberty Bell. When highways are constructed they are diverted around historical landmarks, or the landmarks are moved. Archaeological excavations slow construction everywhere. But are we willing to kill or die for the past?
Showing posts with label Islamists Destroy Heritage Of Others And Their Own. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islamists Destroy Heritage Of Others And Their Own. Show all posts
Monday, August 20, 2012
How Far Will We Go To Save Archaeological Treasures From Islamists?
The following by Alexander H. Joffe is reposted here with permission:
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Raymond Ibrahim: Calls to Destroy Egypt's Great Pyramids Begin
The following by Raymond Ibrahim is reposted with permission
Calls to Destroy Egypt's Great Pyramids Begin
According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt's Great Pyramids—or, in the words of Saudi Sheikh Ali bin Said al-Rabi'i, those "symbols of paganism," which Egypt's Salafi party has long planned to cover with wax. Most recently, Bahrain's "Sheikh of Sunni Sheikhs" and President of National Unity, Abd al-Latif al-Mahmoud, called on Egypt's new president, Muhammad Morsi, to "destroy the Pyramids and accomplish what Amr bin al-As could not."
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Why Does Islam Drive Its Followers To Destroy Both Its Own And Others' Heritage?
Islam vs. History
The Islamist destruction underway in Timbuktu (including the tomb of Sidi Mahmoudou, d. 955, and the doors of the Sidi Yahya Mosque, ca. 1400) raises a question: What is it about Islam that so often turns its adherents against their own patrimony? Consider some examples:
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