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Please help save Old Damascus!

March 20th, 2007Yaman

As you may or may not know, there are plans to demolish the last parts of Old Damascus in the near future. You may read more about this at as told to Razan Zeitouna.

Please sign the petition below against the attack on Old Damascus, and forward this message to all of your friends who may be concerned!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/damascus/

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5 Responses to “Please help save Old Damascus!”

  1. #1 Jina - March 20th, 2007 at 11:05 am

    I would have no problem with the demolition if they people who live there are compensated for.

  2. #2 Esra'a - March 20th, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    Signed!

    I hope this doesn’t happen. :( I seriously feel for the people there, all that history and memories lost… it’s an awful decision.

  3. #3 Nouri Lumendifi - March 21st, 2007 at 3:36 am

    That is an insult to the heritage of the city. You would think a fanatical group of Baathists would have more regard for the Arab heritage. They can’t restore it/find a way to preservee it?

    To be honest though, there are many sections of Algerian cities, especially Algeris (the casbah) that ought to be knocked down, because they are totally unsafe and collapse during the frequent earthquakes. But I still think they should be refitted/fixed rather than just knocked down.

  4. #4 Decentering Damascus: Let Old Damascus Be - March 23rd, 2007 at 11:28 am

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  5. #5 Leah (Israel) - March 26th, 2007 at 2:15 am

    I know how you feel – there is alot of sadness when old buildings in Jerusalem are razed to make room for offices and luxury housing. Very few are rebuilt. Like the area of Mamilla outside the old city walls and the Russian Compound which is slated to be razed….

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