PSW 2375 Saving the Past
March 13, 2017
PSW 2375 Saving the Past
Culture has become a weapon of war and a fundraising tool for violent extremist organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Millions of archaeological, historic, and religious sites in the MENA region are under threat from organized plunder or destruction from armed conflict and violent extremist organizations. This lecture discussed how the illicit trade in antiquities is funding terrorism in the Middle East and beyond and shared what can be done to halt this dark trade.