Elizabeth Silkes

Elizabeth Silkes is the Executive Director of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of historic sites, museums, memorials and memory initiatives dedicated to connecting past struggles to contemporary human rights challenges.

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Cultural Heritage Reminds Us of Our Shared Humanity. That's Why Threats Against Them Are So Dangerous

On Jan. 4 President Trump created an international uproar when he first suggested that Iranian cultural sites were legitimate military targets. “They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we’re not...

By Elizabeth Silkes
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