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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: valentinianvictor on July 21, 2014, 03:52:45 PM

Title: ISIS destroys ancient statues, shrines and artifacts
Post by: valentinianvictor on July 21, 2014, 03:52:45 PM
ISIS forces are actively destroying anything they consider to be heretical to Islam within their sphere of influence.

This is just the tip of the iceburg-

http://www.aina.org/news/20140517025551.htm
Title: Re: ISIS destroys ancient statues, shrines and artifacts
Post by: Jim Webster on July 21, 2014, 05:27:59 PM
I hate to say it but it's probably inevitable.
I think we're about 1400 in the Islamic calendar. Compare with attitudes in Europe in 1400

Jim
Title: Re: ISIS destroys ancient statues, shrines and artifacts
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 21, 2014, 07:00:34 PM
crikey, if you think in terms of the "enlightened" Byzantine empire, they went through several bloody episodes of iconoclasm!
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