Film

Artifact War: Relics Under Fire

Date and Time:: Sunday 26 Apr, 3–4:30pm

This film follows archaeology professor, Amr Al-Azm, and his team of students, as they investigate an ISIS illicit antiquities network. Faced with losing their cultural heritage, they go undercover in ISIS territory and create a system to monitor theft and destruction of Syrian antiquities. During this process, they discover more than they anticipated, discovering thousands of trafficked items and that the crimes committed are being enabled by terrorists and multinational corporations. The tragedy continues because the sale of illegal goods is uncovered in the most unsuspecting place.

The screening will feature a special introduction by Professor Amr Al-Azm.

Doors open at 2.30pm; the event starts at 3pm and ends at 4.30pm.

Amr Al Azm received his doctoral degree in 1991 from the Institute of Archaeology (UCL) in the UK. He was the founder and Director of the Scientific and Conservation Laboratories at the General Department of Antiquities and Museums (1999-2004) and taught at the University of Damascus until 2006. Amr Al-Azm is a tenured Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University in Ohio. He also teaches in the Gulf Studies program at Qatar University and in the Foreign Service School at Georgetown University-Qatar.

Amr Al-Azm is a keen follower and commentator on current events in Syria and the Middle East in general. He has written articles in numerous journals, and major media outlets including guest editorials for the New York Times, Time Magazine, Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs.

Furthermore Amr Al-Azm is a founder and board member on The Day After project (TDA) and currently coordinates the Heritage Protection Initiative (TDA-HPI) at the TDA. He is also a co-Director of the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research (ATHAR) Project.

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