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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
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...
[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] With Facebook’s Help, Middle East Antiquities Trafficking Enters the Digital Age
Amr al-Azm and Katie A. Paul talk with WPR’s senior editor Robbie Corey-Boulet about how looters and traffickers of Middle Eastern antiquities are using Facebook to improve and expand their illicit trade in the digital age.https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-trend-lines-28917866/episode/with-facebooks-help-middle-east-a...