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Devastated Old Aleppo revisited in images: Civilization is diminished
All that destroys life and innocence is my enemy. All that unmakes, all that reduces into nothingness or annihilates and obliterates, is my foe and my slayer. All that negates existence or smothers the life forces of man and nature, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleppo, Alisar Iram, Alisar Iram's art, Alisar Iram: art of ruins, annihilation, Arab Islamic civilization, Architectural ornament and designs, destruction, Images, Syria, Syrian architecture, Syrian heritage and antiquities, The Great Mosque of Aleppo, The Madina Souk, The minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Bearing witness: The annihilation of Homs, its Old City,its cultural and religious sites, its history, heritage and earth: Introduction
Can life spring out of death, can history be reborn out of its ashes, can heritage be restored? Can a city reduced to debris and melted concrete rise again? Can archaeology exist without archaeology because it has either been looted, … Continue reading
Posted in Alisar's notes and articles, Annihilation, Archaeology, architecture, Bearing witness, Concrete, Destruction of cities and habitats, Homs, Humanity, photographs, Ruins, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian army, Syrian regime
Tagged Alisar's notes and articles, Civilization, destruction, Human spirit, Images, Syria, Syrian heritage and antiquities, syrian regime
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Bearing witness: the destruction of the Old city of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three continued
All 4 parts of the documentation of the destruction of Ancient Aleppo will be updated to include more damage to heritage as it occurs. I am going to continue with Part Three of my documentation of the damage inflicted upon the cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Alisar's notes and articles, Arab Islamic art, Archaeology, architecture, Art, Civilization, Destruction of cities and habitats, photographs, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage, Syrian people, Syrian regime, The Khans of Aleppo
Tagged Bearing witness, Images, Images. Art, Syria, Syrian heritage and antiquities, violence
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The library of the Great Omayyad Mosque in Aleppo, the Waqfiyya library goes up in flames
Bearing witness: Alisar Iram The loss of a great library is like an amputation performed on world knowledge and cognition…Alisar I am going to update this posting then reblog it in view of fresh material I was able to collect on the … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Aleppo Mosques and madrasas, Alisar Iram: articles and notes, Arab Islamic art, Arab Islamic Civilization, architecture, Article, Great Omayyad Mosque, Koranic calligraphy, Koranic manuscripts, Library, Syria, Syrian Heritage, The Great Omayyad Mosque of Aleppo, Waqfiyya Library
Tagged Aleppo, Alisar Iram: articles, Great Mosque of Aleppo, Images, Islamic theology, Koranic Callugraphy, Koranic manuscripts, Rare books, Syria, Syrian heritage and antiquities, Video, Waqfiyya Library
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Cities of Smoke
Cities of Smoke.
Posted in Alisar's art, Alisar's poems, architecture, Art, Death, Destruction, Syria, Syrian regime, The Syrian Revolution, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged Alisar's art, Alisar's poems, annihilation, Death, Revolution, suffering, Syria, Video
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