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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Islamic heritage

Out of the Cave: The Many Lives of Surviving Islamic Artifacts in Post-communist Albania

By Besnik Sinani  //  May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

For a year now, I have been working with friends and colleagues to establish a museum of Muslim cultural heritage in Albania, an initiative led by the Konak Institute, a volunteer-based project founded a year…

Does Norway Fear Precedent if it Helps Iraq Recover Looted Cultural Treasures?

By Mehreen Sheikh  //  May 18, 2022

Recently, the Norwegian Ministry of Culture published a comprehensive report on parts of the Schøyen Collection. The Collection, which is owned by the Norwegian collector Martin Schøyen, is based in London and Oslo and contains…

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