Blue Shield and Heritage for Peace were pleased to host two online Webinars on Supporting Syrians and their Heritage, on Friday 20 December and Monday 20 January.
After years of conflict, Syria’s cultural heritage is known to be at significant risk. In light of the rapidly changing situation in Syria, and the urgent need to ensure heritage protection, we invite you to hear from Syrians across the country, each facing different challenges. We will hear about DGAM areas where control has recently changed, and from Palmyra, North-East Syria, North-West Syria, and from Idleb.
In Part One of this event, speakers will outline the situation before the war, and the situation facing cultural heritage, and cultural heritage workers now? In Part Two, speakers will outline the challenges and obstacles to heritage protection in their regions, and their specific needs to continue to protect Syria’s rich cultural heritage.
Supporting Syrians and their Heritage (1)
دعم السوريين وتراثهم (واحد)
The speakers for Part One
- Michael Al Maqdissi (Former-Director of Excavations and Archaeological Studies, DGAM)
- Hasan Ali, Palmyrene Voices Initiative
- Mahmoud Barakat, Syrian Heritage Center for Heritage Protection in Idlib
- Ristam Abdo, East Association for the Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage
- Isber Sabrine, Researcher at the Institución Milá y Fontanals for Humanities Research, part of the Spanish National Research Council (IMF-CSIC), and President, Heritage for Peace (Co-organiser)
- Malik al-Abdeh, Managing Director, Conflict Mediation Solutions and editor of ‘Syria in Transition’
- President Peter Stone, President, Blue Shield International and the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace at Newcastle University (Moderator)
Mahmoud Barakat has kindly made his presentation available.
دعم السوريين وتراثهم (2)
Speakers for Part 2 include:
- Anas Zaidan, Director General, Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM)
- Lina Kutufien, World Heritage Site Manager, DGAM
- Mahmoud Almasri, Former Director of the Waqfiyya Library in Aleppo, Manager of Dar Al-Maktutat Research Center, Istanbul
- Isber Sabrine, Researcher at the Institución Milá y Fontanals for Humanities Research, part of the Spanish National Research Council (IMF-CSIC), and President, Heritage for Peace
- Ristam Ebdo, East Association for the Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage
- Hassan Ali, Palmyrene Voices
- Amar Kanawi, Representative, Syrians for Heritage (SIMAT)
- Peter Stone, President of the Blue Shield and UNESCO Chair In Cultural Property Protection and Peace, Newcastle University (Moderator)
Some speakers have kindly made their presentations available:
Lina Kutufien –
- Slides (ENG)
- Text (ENG)
Hasan Ali
- Slides (ENG)
- Slides (AR)
Isber Sabrine
- Slides (ENG)
