Nubia Bulletin - Conference on Cultural Racketeering


	Nubia Bulletin

May 2015 Newsletter issued by Nubia Project - Washington, DC

Conference on Cultural Racketeering
Cairo-Egypt May 13-14, 2015

The Antiquities Coalition and MEI are co-sponsoring a regional conference in Cairo on May 13-14 to reach an agreement on steps to combat antiquities looting.

Please read this important article and share it with friends, colleagues and academicians. It is about the ongoing destruction and looting of ancient treasures of the Middle East. We, in Nubia Project have warned continuously of looting and smuggling the Nubian artifacts and the dangers of damming Nubia and flooding its archaeological sites. Read the article:
http://www.mei.edu/…/culture-under-threat-fighting-terroris…

Save Nubian Antiquities

While the Antiquities Coalition and MEI are co-sponsoring a regional conference in Cairo on May 13-14 to reach an agreement on steps to combat antiquities looting, the Sudanese antiquities authorities are doing nothing to protect the Nubian artifacts and archaeological sites, once described by the famous British historian, Basil Davidson as the richest archaeological site in the world.

Smuggling and looting continues by local and international smugglers and under the watch of the Sudanese authorities who do not pay much attention to this dangerous traficking of the Nubian artifacts.

Damming of Nubian is one of the major threats to the Nubian artifacts and archaeological sites. The toll by the Aswan High Dam and Meroe Dam on Nubian artifacts was high and irreparable.
Now the cultural massacre has taken a serious dimention after the Sudanese government has allowed the gold seekers to flood the Nubian region in search of gold, plundering many historical sites and some companies introduced more sophisticated gold detectors which can locate and find historical golden artifacts.

In the absence of restrict measures from the government coupled with the absence of international organizations and supervision, Nubia is subjected to a wide scale cultural racketeering.

We call upon the Middle East Institute, the Antiquities Coalition and all participants in Cairo, Egypt conference to pay much attention to what is happening in Nubia, the back door of Egypt and the corridor to Africa where most of its artifacts are smuggled through Egypt to the outside world where many international museums host thousands of Nubian artifacts. The protection of the world heritage is an international obligation and not indevisible. The protection of Egyptian and other countries artifacts should be tackled equally.

Samples of smuggled Nubian artifacts

Taharqa Theater Project in Nubia

Nubia Project is rallying the Nubians to build a museum in Kerma, Northern Sudan which is known as the oldest urban center in history. Support this project and help protecting Nubian artifacts.

Taharqa Theater Project

Links to Nubia Bulletins and supplements:

Nubia Bulletin - November 2014 - Release Rashid Abbash

Nubia Bulletin - Appeal to build Taharqa Theater

Nubia Bulletin - October 2014- Save Nubia from destruction

Nubia Bulletin-August 2014

Kajbar Martyrs 7th Anniversary June 2014

Nubia Bulletin -March 2014 Supplement - Breaking News

Nubia Bulletin - March 2014

Nubia Bulletin - February 2014

Nubia Bulletin - January 2014

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Nubia Bulletin - September 2013

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Nubia Bulletin - August 2013

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Nubia Bulletin April 2013

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Nubia Bulletin – December 2012

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Nubia Bulletin – October 2012

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