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with Donny George on Jan 19, 2007
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with Donny George on Jan 19, 2007
Dr. Donny George Youkhanna is a visiting professor in the renowned Anthropology department of Stony Brook University, a refuge for him from the ravaging war in his home country. His new appointment at Stony Brook is co-sponsored by the Scholar Rescue Fund through the Institute of International Education’s program, whose mission is to rescue persecuted scholars such as Dr. George to continue their academic careers in safe locations.
Dr. George was the Director General of the National Museum in Baghdad, for which he is internationally known for recovering thousands of priceless relics. He was also the Chairman of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, and the president of the Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. He has authored two books on the architecture and stone industries of Tell Es-Sawaan, and has given presentations on the current archeological and museum conditions in Iraq at conferences in numerous countries.
Dr. George was instrumental in recovering almost half of the 15,000 Mesopotamian artworks and artifacts that date back to as much as 6,000 years, which were looted from the museum and Iraq’s 12,500 archaeological sites during the American-led invasion of his country in 2003.
Source-Stony Brook University http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/newsletter/George%20Youkhanna.htm
