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Threatened Heritage: Egypt’s Great Transfiguration Project and the Future of Saint Catherine’s Monastery

By: Maria Varas For centuries, Saint Catherine’s Monastery existed in isolation from the rest of the world in the Sinai Peninsula. Since the Monastery’s 6th-century founding by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Greek Orthodox monks have congregated to pray at the site where it is said that Moses spoke to God on behalf of the Israelites […]

Ukrainian Culture at Risk: The “Legalized” Looting of Ukrainian Territories Under Russian Control

By: Alyssa Perez November 18, 2022 It is currently impossible to know the total number of Ukrainian cultural heritage sites and objects that have been looted or destroyed by Russian forces in occupied Ukrainian territories throughout the conflict in Ukraine. As of November 7, 2022, UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has verified […]