so evil and t it just carries on

WIDESCALE #DESTRUCTION OF #CULTURAL #HERITAGE IN #GAZA by Geraldine Kendall Adams #MuseumsAssociation

"As of 25 January, Unesco says it has verified damage to 22 sites in Gaza since the war began, including five religious sites, 10 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, two depositories of moveable cultural property, one monument, one museum and three archaeological sites.

Other media reports suggest that the destruction may be more extensive. Earlier this month, several news agencies reported that Israeli forces had demolished the main buildings of Al-Israa University, south of Gaza City, including a museum housing around 3,000 objects of art, archaeological artefacts, specimens, materials and instruments."

#CulturalHeritage #Museum #Archaeology #Gaza #War #Unesco #Architecture

‘Britain has a case to answer...this call is long overdue.

Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain's royal family to return the world's largest known clear-cut diamond in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Known as the Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I, the diamond is cut from a larger gem that was mined in South Africa in 1905 and handed over to the British royal family by South Africa's colonial authorities. It is currently mounted on a royal scepter belonging to the Queen.
Demands for the return of the Great Star of Africa and other diamonds -- along with calls for repatriations -- have intensified since the Queen's death. Many South Africans Britain's acquisition of the jewels as illegitimate.'
via @africanartmatters http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/great-star-of-africa-diamond-intl-lgs/index.html

#monarchy #stolenculture #diamond #culturalheritage #britain #britishmonarchy #queen #queenelizabeth #abolishmonarchy #colonialism #crimesagainsthumanity #jewels #colonial #royalscepter #southafrica #africanculture #africanheritage #africanhistory #knowyourhistory #greatstarofafrica #cullinan