Tag: ISIS

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Middle East Issues Relived in Batia Shani’s ‘Tissue’

Image: Batia Shani's 'Afraid to become prisoner of war', 2015, embroidered envelope address Middle East issues

The traumas of war, terrorism, and political unrest are at the core of Batia Shani’s new works. They are reminders of the consequences of wars on innocent people and the soldiers who fight them.

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ISIS Video of Mosul Museum Epitomizes Cultural Genocide

Image: Assyrian Gateway Human Headed Winged Lions 'Lamassu' from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud at The British Museum is a good example of one the artifacts destroyed by the Islamic State ISIS

Assyrian Gateway Human Headed Winged Lions ‘Lamassu’ from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud at The British Museum – […]

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Artist Exposes Painful Truth About War on Terror

Image: Redacted government document about the War on Terror is turned into art by Jenny Holzer, who titles this piece ‘We Don’t Know 2014.’

Jenny Holzer, We Don’t Know 2014, Oil on linen 80 x 62 x 1 1/2 inches is one of the paintings addressing […]

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Syrian Museums Get Support From U.S Museums to Protect Prized Collections

Image- Syria Partial Group at the training organized by U.S Museums to help Syrians protect Syrian museum collections and predacious treasures Syrian museums get support from American Museums

Syrian museums get support from U.S Museums to protect prized collections that are under attack in the Syrian civil war that has claimed the lives of men women and children.