One of our readers wrote us a very beautiful and important message.
"It saddens me to see the heritage and beauty of my country abroad, but what can I do? Perhaps they are safer there than in Iraq. My sincere greetings and love to you all. Please share this heritage so it doesn't disappear, for it holds the history of civilizations that oversaw the building and education of entire nations. ♥️"
Thank you, dear Khalid, for your kind words. We highly appreciate it, as any attentive and meaningful response from our esteemed readers.
Don't be sad for many things from the Mesopotamian past that stay abroad. They are at work there; they are ambassadors of the Iraqi past.
The work of an ambassador is not only about bulletproof cars, it is also about being away from home for long, trying to put together different and conflicting opinions.
And this is what the masterpieces and the writings of the ancient silently do.
Artefacts that remain abroad help make people aware of the beauty and importance of the Mesopotamian history, but also about the problems that Iraq, Syria, Iran and other countries are facing. I know several outstanding people in the West who became sensitive to the problems of the people in the Near East through working with ancient artifacts.
The museum pieces abroad, if properly managed and exposed, and made accessible to specialists, are the Iraqi international assets. Among the young visitors to the Louvre or the Hermitage, there are boys and girls who will want to understand and to help. The artefacts are there to educate them and to maintain their sense of responsibility, instead of just saying: oh, these old writings, they're the Iraqi business only, we don't care of it anymore.