Now that ISIS has been pushed out of Palmyra, archaeologists are starting to assess the damange done to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many expressed relief that more damage wasn’t perpretrated, yet there were still significant...
In August of this year, Islamic State militants destroyed most of the Temple of Bel in Syria, an ancient gateway that connected the Roman Empire to Persia...
Watching the struggle of the Syrian refugees to gain acceptance in Europe this week has brought memories flooding back of the warm welcome I received when traveling in Syria in 2006...
Watching the struggle of the Syrian refugees to gain acceptance in Europe this week has brought memories flooding back of the warm welcome I received when traveling in Syria in 2006...
As violence escalates in the ISIS-occupied city of Palmyra in Syria, the Islamic State group claims they will not bulldoze the ancient city’s architectural wonders...
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