Salaam Cultural Museum participated in the Arab American Heritage Month activities at the Burke Museum on the campus of the University of Washington earlier this month. We provided cultural artifacts for the Marhaba Interpretive Display. Salaam Cultural Museum also helped to organize the My Name! My Voice! workshop at the Highline Heritage Museum in Burien...
Category: History
The Darkest Places
This was written by one of the doctors that was on our mission- Khaled Issa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dan Brown-Inferno Bed no. 1: 18 months old girl with left lower leg amputated, scared Bed no. 2: young man with...
Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History
A recent article in the NY Times about the devastation of Syria’s historical treasures. TELL MARDIKH, Syria — Ali Shibleh crawled through a two-foot-high tunnel until reaching a slightly larger subterranean space. He swung his flashlight’s beam into the dark. A fighter opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, Mr. Shibleh was roaming beneath Ebla, an...
Armenians in Syria
The following video was shared with Rita about the situation of Armenians in Syria. Thank you for sharing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please find below the link to my presentation in English at a public event in Birmingham, Michigan to raise funds for Armenians in the midst of the Syrian Civil War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTwocLv1LE&feature=player_embedded The clip is 37 minutes long. I...
Aleppo’s Old City Now a Ghost Town
The Old City in Aleppo is a shadow of its former self after war takes its toll on world heritage site. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. The Old City of Aleppo, once a show case in Syria. Now it is a shadow of itself. Another front line of a costly civil war. Watch the video and get...
Conversations: Scene from a Checkpoint
Syria Deeply – December 07, 2012 As part of our effort to highlight civilian stories, below is a conversation between News Deeply and a 30-year-old businessman. He is an Armenian from Aleppo who refuses to leave his home, no matter how bad the fighting gets. We asked him to share some of his experiences of...
Freedom, freedom and freedom, only
The Syrian rebellion began in a small farming town 60 miles south of Damascus. On March 6th, 15 young boys painted messages on these school walls. “Freedom, freedom and freedom, only. ” “Down with the corrupt Assad.” They were copying what they’ve been listening to in Al Jazeera and other TV channels covering the Egyptian...
No words
Syria’s history crumbling back into ruin.
Syrian Conflict Imperils Historical Treasures
This article from the New York Times shows the costs of war on the historical treasures Syria is known for. These monuments belong to all Syrians and are not only a source of national pride, but also a source of revenue from the visitors that come to see them. While Syria has never been a...
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