CFP - International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA), Special Issue on "Heritage and the Arab Spring" (30 August 2015)
Disciplines
Blog Post
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The Arab Spring has launched political shifts that were once considered impossible. The movement also has increased global awareness of the power of social movements and the potential of technology and social media as agents of large-scale change. At the same time, the human cost in some places, notably Syria, has been extraordinarily high and continues to climb. Moreover, damage to important historical monuments and urban centers and the looting of archaeological sites has led some to call t...