Libya

Libyan shrines under attack

Protesters demand protection for cultural heritage as militant Islamists target Muslim mausoleum

Published online: 05 October 2012

Interpol confirms Libyan treasure was looted

The largely forgotten cache of thousands of antiquities was taken by thieves months after the city was seized by rebel forces

Published online: 31 October 2011

Libya’s ancient heritage left vulnerable after battles break out

Anti-Gaddafi forces claimed control of two key heritage sites in August

Published online: 28 September 2011

British embassy art burned

Works almost certainly destroyed last month when building was set on fire by pro-Gaddafi protesters

Published online: 02 June 2011

Saif Gaddafi’s Islamic art museum at a standstill

Libyan conflict has halted construction on—and acquistions for—new museum in Tripoli due to open in September

Published online: 28 April 2011

Gaddafi’s son reveals true colours

Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif, is also an architect, urban planner, and surrealist/symbolist painter

Published online: 02 March 2011

Archaeo­logists attack BP’s drilling plans

Damage feared to underwater sites off the coast of Libya, after Gulf disaster

Published online: 02 September 2010

British Museum creates online archive of rock art

Issue 245, available from the Archive

Heritage caught in the crossfire

From Macedonia to Mali, the culture of the Islamic world is in an ideological and territorial struggle

Issue 245, available from the Archive

Géza Fehérvári

Hungarian émigré who played a leading role in the development

Issue 243, available from the Archive

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