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Forum on Terrorist Financing to Address Illicit Sales of Antiquities In U.S. and Internationally

By |September 4th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering|

Forum on Terrorist Financing to Address Illicit Sales of Antiquities In U.S. and Internationally Thursday, September 24, 2015 8:30 - 11:30 AM Asia Society, 725 [...]

Introducing the Antiquities Coalition’s New Video Series, “Culture Under Threat: Terrorism and Profiteering” (VIDEO)

By |June 23rd, 2015|Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

Introducing the Antiquities Coalition’s New Video Series, “Culture Under Threat: Terrorism and Profiteering” Antiquities Coalition Blog 23 June 2015

Islamic State Isn’t Just Destroying Ancient Artifacts — It’s Selling Them

By |June 13th, 2015|Cultural Cleansing, Cultural Racketeering, The Antiquities Coalition in the News|

Islamic State Isn't Just Destroying Ancient Artifacts — It's Selling Them Loveday Morris  The Washington Post 8 June 2015

Save Our Stones

By |June 13th, 2015|Cultural Cleansing, Cultural Racketeering, The Antiquities Coalition in the News|

Save Our Stones The Economist 13 June 2015

Digital Monuments Men wage online war against Islamic State looting

By |June 8th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering, The Antiquities Coalition in the News|

Digital Monuments Men wage online war against Islamic State looting Ben Farmer The Telegraph 6 June 2015

Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World

By |June 2nd, 2015|Cultural Racketeering, The Antiquities Coalition in the News|

Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World Reuters Arabic 5 February 2015

“Cultural Heritage: Conflict and Reconciliation” Smithsonian Webcast

By |April 19th, 2015|Cultural Heritage, Cultural Racketeering|

          Webcast HERE Cultural Heritage: Conflict and Reconciliation Friday, April 17 2:00-3:00 p.m. Leadership Panel 3:00–4:00 p.m. Discussion Panel Meyer Auditorium Freer [...]

(Arabic) Antiquities Coalition Chair, Deborah M. Lehr interviewed by Radio Sawa

By |March 30th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering|

March 30, 2015 Radio Sawa Antiquities Coalition Chair, Deborah M. Lehr interviewed by corespondent Amir Bibawy on Radio Sawa. This interview is in Arabic, and focuses [...]

Culture in Conflict: Where Can ISIS Get $1 Million?

By |March 26th, 2015|Cultural Cleansing, Cultural Racketeering|

  With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the world rightfully asked how a militant faction too extreme for Al-Qaeda [...]

Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities

By |March 11th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities [...]

Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World

By |February 27th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering, Private-Public Partnership, Relevant Reading|

Reuters Arabic CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt intends to organize an international conference addressing the looting of culture and heritage of the Arab world in May, [...]

SCA press release (9-2-2015): The Arab Republic of Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities Organizes an International Conference Next May to Face the Attempts of Tempering with Cultural Heritage

By |February 20th, 2015|Cultural Racketeering|

SCA press release (9-2-2015) "The Ministry of Antiquities Organizes an International Conference next May to face the attempts of tempering with cultural heritage. The Minister of [...]

United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering

By |February 17th, 2015|Cultural Cleansing, Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering Antiquities Coalition Blog 16 February 2015

Deborah Lehr Speaks on Behalf of Antiquities Coalition with Amr Adib

By |September 22nd, 2014|Cultural Racketeering|

Amr Adib Alqahera Alyoum Show 22 September 2014   Deborah Lehr, Chairman of The Antiquities Coalition, interviews with Amr Adib (skip to interview: 44:53 --- [...]

How the Council on Library and Information Resources Is Helping Save Cultural Heritage in Egypt

By |June 25th, 2014|Cultural Heritage, Cultural Racketeering, Inventories, Private-Public Partnership|

By Peter Herdrich Vice Chair, The Antiquities Coalition Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and Antiquities Coalition Chairman Deborah Lehr sign the MoU as Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed [...]

The Scourge of Looting: Trafficking Antiquities, from Temple to Museum

By |June 23rd, 2014|Cultural Racketeering|

June 13, 2014 Tess Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SSVRByUZYI

Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) hearing on Egypt’s MoU request for US import restrictions to combat the looting of Egyptian antiquities

By |June 6th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Media Library|

The Antiquities Coalition strongly supports the request of the Egyptian government for the United States to provide additional protections against the import of illicit Egyptian [...]

Cambodia Roundtable on Cultural Racketeering – May 8, 2014

By |June 4th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Media Library|

Antiquities Coalition team members Deborah Lehr, Peter Herdrich, Katie Paul, and Tess Davis, an archaeologist and advocate of Cambodian cultural heritage organized the roundtable on [...]

Egypt Ministry & ICPEA MoU Signing – March 11, 2014

By |June 4th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Media Library, Private-Public Partnership|

The Antiquities Coalition was honored to host the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Mohammed Ibrahim the week of March 9 in Washington, DC. During his visit, [...]

The Antiquities Coalition Hosts Top Cambodian Officials at Roundtable on Cultural Racketeering

By |May 14th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering|

GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO A GLOBAL PROBLEM EMPHASIZED Cambodian officials continuing their efforts to repatriate a group of statues looted during the country's civil war joined the [...]

Egyptian Government Formally Requests Emergency Import Restrictions from U.S. State Department

By |May 6th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering|

The Egyptian government has formally requested that the State Department impose emergency restrictions on the import of Egyptian antiquities into the United States without the [...]

Egypt’s History Is Being Lost to Criminals

By |May 2nd, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

Egypt's History Is Being Lost to Criminals Tess Davis and Blythe Bowman Proulx Huffington Post 30 April 2014

Antiquities Coalition Chairman Addresses “Stolen Heritage: Cultural Racketeering in Egypt” at The Middle East Institute in Washington, DC

By |April 25th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

Antiquities Coalition Chairman Addresses “Stolen Heritage: Cultural Racketeering in Egypt” at The Middle East Institute in Washington, DC Antiquities Coalition Blog 25 April 2015  

The Antiquities Coalition Hosts Egyptologist and Activist Dr. Monica Hanna

By |April 18th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Photographic Evidence|

Dr. Monica Hanna. Credit: Saving Antiquities for Everyone The Antiquities Coalition was pleased to host the founder of the Egypt's Heritage Task Force, Dr. Monica [...]

Cultural Racketeering and Why it Matters: Robbing the World of History

By |March 27th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices|

Cultural Racketeering and Why it Matters: Robbing the World of History Deborah Lehr Huffington Post 1 October 2013

Egyptian Ministry Signs First Ever Public-Private Partnership Agreement with International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities

By |March 27th, 2014|Cultural Heritage, Cultural Racketeering, Our Voices, Private-Public Partnership|

Egyptian Ministry Signs First Ever Public-Private Partnership Agreement with International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Peter Herdrich American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) 17 March [...]

Egypt’s Heritage Plundered Anew

By |March 20th, 2014|Cultural Racketeering, The Antiquities Coalition in the News|

Egypt’s Heritage Plundered Anew Editorial Board NY Times 20 March 2014

Global Alliance to Protect Egypt’s Stolen Antiquities

By |August 31st, 2013|Cultural Racketeering|

August 31, 2013 Cairo 360 Deborah M. Lehr Interview on with Osama Kamal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt9L3yPJjyE&app

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