Exilian
Art, Writing, and Learning: The Clerisy Quarter => History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library => Topic started by: Jubal on March 06, 2015, 01:22:10 PM
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I have no words to express my feelings on this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31760656
(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/81438000/jpg/_81438143_c5cf7059-6590-4a4b-bd22-8d61842af1aa.jpg)
Archaeologists and officials have expressed outrage about the bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud by Islamic State militants in Iraq.
On Thursday IS - which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria - began demolishing the site, which was founded in the 13th Century BC, Iraqi officials said.
The head of UN's cultural agency condemned the "systematic" destruction in Iraq as a "war crime".
IS says ancient shrines and statues are "false idols" that have to be smashed.
"They are erasing our history," said Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani.
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And they've moved on to Hatra now :(
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Ugh, these people are just disgraceful :( . This makes me so sad.
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It's really horrible - I know it feels bad to worry about this when so many people die regularly from their rule, but in many ways I feel like it's the same process. The aim of IS is the extermination of other cultures, and destroying the past helps them with that.
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Palmyra looks like being next on the list :(
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I hate hearing news about this on TV. :(
Just a bunch of narrow minded people destroying an ancient culture which stood proudly for thousand of years out of utter ignorance and intolerance.