After I wittnessed the differences in cultures during my travels through Asia in 2010, I was eager to explore other non-western cultures as well. Mainly due to its political importance, the Middle-East was a place that attracted me a lot to explore next. Since in 2010 the Arabic Spring began to rise up, it was not quite an easy descision where to travel in the Middle East. However, in the first months of 2011 the political situation still looked quite stable in Lebanon and even in Syria. Therefore we – Iman, a friend of mine, and myself – happened to travel those two countries in April 2011. And in the end we turned out to be amongst the last tourists that had the chance to experience Syria just before a massive destruction of the country took place. Now – 10 years after our visit – I would like to share our impressions of 2011 with you and link it to the latest history that the cultural heritage of Syria has gone through during the last years when ISIS took over.
Syria 2011 and Today: The Destruction of its Cultural Heritage weiterlesen