Category Archives: Great Omayyad Mosque
Bearing witness: I present to you Aleppo, a city that predates written history, the second oldest inhabited city in the world, as it was and as it has become after the deadly shadow of destruction and annihilation fell upon her: Part one
Related https://alisariram.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/bearing-witness-the-destruction-of-the-great-city-of-aleppo-part-two/ https://alisariram.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/bearing-witness-the-destruction-of-the-old-city-of-aleppo-the-second-oldest-city-in-the-world-part-three/ https://alisariram.wordpress.com/bearing-witness-the-destruction-of-the-old-city-of-aleppo-the-second-oldest-city-in-the-world-part-three-continued/ https://alisariram.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/deavastated-old-aleppo-revisited-in-images-civilization-is-diminished/ Please note that part three of my documentation of cultural heritage was posted in April, 2013, which means that damage since last April until the present day is awaiting documentation. Aleppo I have been delaying … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Alisar's art, Alisar's notes and articles, Archaeology, Art, Crimes against humanity, Destruction of cities and habitats, Great Omayyad Mosque, Images, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage, Syrian regime
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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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