Artifact War: Relics Under Fire 

Please join us for a screening and a discussion of a new documentary "Artifact War: Relics Under Fire." The movie protagonist - the daring professor Amr Al Azm who is determined to save cultural heritage from being looted by ISIS - will be in attendance.

An intrepid archeology professor and his team of students are the only ones who stand in the way of an ISIS illicit antiquities network. Faced with losing their cultural heritage they become spies, and they go undercover in ISIS territory. They dodge bombs and militia to create a system to monitor theft and destruction of Syrian antiquities. During this process, they discover more than they anticipated, discovering thousands of trafficked items and that the crimes committed are being enabled by terrorists and multinational corporations. The tragedy continues because the sale of illegal goods is uncovered in the most unsuspecting place.

More information available here: https://www.mysterybox.us/artifact-war

Movie trailer available here: https://atharproject.org/

The event is organized by Sociology and Anthropology Department.