Regardless of the point of how & why Iran is involved in the bombing & the reason that Iran has to pay instead of Palestinians; it is ethically wrong to sell a nations root. Thos discs are from some at least 2500 tears ago & they belong to Iranian nation not one person, not a government or idea. They are part of what any Iranian was, is, & part of what any Iranian would be. They are not some worthy items to be sold to pay penalty. They value more than some *million $$$* they are our pride & pride is not something u can put a price tag on.
This is humiliation to all mankind for if one does not care for history of a region, he wont care for the future of man.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Iranian historical disks to be sold by Chicago University:
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It's a great pleasure to meet a new bright caring person like you!
I am not sure exactly what you are talking about but I am going to assume that some institution in Chicago is planning on selling some Iranian antiques/art objects.
It is an interesting issue that has world wide implications. Every nation has history and historical objects although obviously younger nations such as the USA have fewer of them. People have collected such objects for centuries and they are very commonly found in museums around the world.
The problem really arises when such objects were aquired in bad ways. I know that significant portions of many western collections were aquired through theft and warfare. It is also common for a rich country to buy such objects from people in poor countries who often sell them in order to eat. Sometimes corrupt governments sell them. So it is easy to understand why the people of a nation might be upset when their valuable historical artifacts and art objects end up in another part of the world.
On the other hand, having such things in public museums around the world can do a lot to foster cultural understanding and an appreciation for the culture the artifacts represent.
The best solution that I can see is for nations to loan their artifacts to institutions abroad. I think that Egypt is a good model for this kind of program. They are very strict about antiquities leaving their country, they are working at having such things that left in times past returned to them, and they often loan them for tours so that even people who cant afford to travel to Egypt can see them. I know that I particularly enjoyed seeing the King Tut exhibit as a child.
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