UNESCO's project to 'Revive the Spirit of Mosul': Iraqi and Syrian opinion on heritage reconstruction after the Islamic State

B Isakhan, L Meskell - International journal of heritage studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Following the devastation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul by the Islamic State (IS),
UNESCO launched a project to 'Revive the Spirit of Mosul'. This article critically reflects on …

Heritage and peacebuilding: challenges, possibilities and sustainable practices

F Hammami, DC Harvey, D Laven… - Routledge Handbook of …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter explores the challenges, possibilities and practices within work connecting
heritage studies and peacebuilding. On the face of it, peacebuilding practices appear to …

Necessary conditions for integrated approaches to the post-conflict recovery of cultural heritage in the Arab World

S Barakat - International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been a
dominant theme over the past half century; yet, cultural heritage continues to be generally …

ISIS and heritage destruction: A sentiment analysis

E Cunliffe, L Curini - Antiquity, 2018 - cambridge.org
While periods of war have always seen cultural heritage placed at risk, the recent rise of ISIS
has involved the deliberate targeting of heritage sites as part of a broader strategy towards …

The Islamic State's destruction of Yezidi heritage: Responses, resilience and reconstruction after genocide

B Isakhan, S Shahab - Journal of Social Archaeology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
After conquering large swathes of northern Iraq, the Islamic State undertook an aggressive
genocidal campaign against the Yezidi people in which they not only executed and …

Digitally Mediated Iconoclasm: the Islamic State and the war on cultural heritage

JA González Zarandona… - … Journal of Heritage …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper puts forward the new analytical framework of 'Digitally Mediated
Iconoclasm'(DMI) to analyse and interpret iconoclastic acts that are experienced through the …

[HTML][HTML] Culture, heritage looting, and tourism: A text mining review approach

SMC Loureiro, A Al-Ansi, HB Ryu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tourism scholars have been devoted to exploring the significance of cultural heritage in
generating economic, environmental, and social values. However, limited efforts were found …

The Islamic State attacks on Shia holy sites and the “shrine protection narrative”: threats to sacred space as a mobilization frame

B Isakhan - Terrorism and Political Violence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
After conquering large swaths of Syria and Iraq, the IS undertook an aggressive sectarian
campaign in which they not only enacted horrific violence against the Shia people, but also …

Rebuilding Mosul: Public opinion on foreign-led heritage reconstruction

B Isakhan, L Meskell - Cooperation and conflict, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Following the devastation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul by the Islamic State, various
foreign actors launched initiatives to reconstruct the heritage sites of the city. However, such …

The Islamic state's targeting of Christians and their heritage: Genocide, displacement and reconciliation

B Isakhan, S Shahab - International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid advance of the 'Islamic State'(IS) across Syria and Iraq from 2013 had devastating
consequences for the myriad peoples and heritage sites of the region. However, few studies …