The destruction of libraries by Islamic armies is particularly offensive to secularists, who value all knowledge, and value the spirit of free enquiry which allows mankind to progress in the arts, sciences and philosophy. For more on this subject, see Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries…
The ancient city of Palmyra, located in war-torn Syria, flourished as a Roman trading outpost around A.D. 200. ISIS militants seized it in May, and are destroying some of its historic buildings.PHOTOGRAPH BY YOUSSEF BADAWI, EPA/COBISHere Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and DestroyedShocking…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_BamyanThe Buddhas of Bamyan (Persian: بت های باميان - but hay-e bamiyaan) were two monumental statues of…
A former chapel featured in one of LS Lowry’s renowned street scenes is to reopen as a mosque.The plan to use the Mount Zion Methodist Church in Clitheroe, Lancashire, as a Muslim place of…
Muslim Imperialism Reaches the United Nationsby Denis MacEoin October 29, 2016 at 5:00 am…
Missing monuments: Before & After pics of Palmyra show what ISIS has destroyedPublished time: 2 Apr, 2016 20:39Edited time: 3 Apr, 2016 12:23Get short URLWhat remains of the historic Temple of Bel, dating back to 32AD. © Joseph Eid /…
Iraq's oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State20 January 2016Image copyrightDigitalGlobe via APImage captionSatellite images showing the site of St Elijah's Monastery in March 2011 and September 2014Islamic StateRecapture of Palmyra tightens noose on ISIslamic State group: The full…
ISIS ‘Department of Artifacts’ document exposes antique loot trade via Turkey (RT EXCLUSIVE)Published time: 31 Mar, 2016 05:03Edited time: 31 Mar, 2016 07:23Get short URL…
Star of Morocco's sex workers film flees to France after 'brutal' assaultLoubna Abidar, who plays a sex worker in Much Loved - lauded in France but banned in Morocco - flees to France after after violent assaultMoroccan actress Loubna Abidar on stage after being awarded with the Valois Best Actress…
Have Been watching Sky news who have managed to get one of its reporters into Alleppo. The City is a world heritage site, and with good cause. The city is over 4000 years old, and the Biblical Abraham is supposed to have spent time there. Here is a brief history.…
The artistic and cultural heritage of a society are often targeted by Islam, as a possible threat to its mono-cultural dominance, as first shown by Mohammed's zeal for killing poets (13 in all). When world heritage cultural treasures are destroyed, we are all the victim.