the Eiffel Tower is destroyed one of the most romantic and recognizable symbols
most romantic and recognizable symbols
most romantic and recognizable symbols of the world and Europe is gone now and
of the world and Europe is gone now and
of the world and Europe is gone now and forever this mean that your boyfriend
forever this mean that your boyfriend
forever this mean that your boyfriend will not propose you beneath it anymore
will not propose you beneath it anymore
will not propose you beneath it anymore perhaps he doesn’t want to propose
perhaps he doesn’t want to propose
perhaps he doesn’t want to propose anyway but maybe it has a bigger meaning
anyway but maybe it has a bigger meaning
anyway but maybe it has a bigger meaning than all of that the pyramids in Egypt
than all of that the pyramids in Egypt
than all of that the pyramids in Egypt are also damaged just things to do you
are also damaged just things to do you
are also damaged just things to do you think Egypt is the same without the
think Egypt is the same without the
think Egypt is the same without the pyramid is Paris the same without the
pyramid is Paris the same without the
pyramid is Paris the same without the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower imagine Italy without the Colosseum the
imagine Italy without the Colosseum the
imagine Italy without the Colosseum the Pantheon or even the Leaning Tower of
Pantheon or even the Leaning Tower of
Pantheon or even the Leaning Tower of Pisa imagine India without judgment or
Pisa imagine India without judgment or
Pisa imagine India without judgment or China without the great world are there
China without the great world are there
China without the great world are there more to these monuments than just old
more to these monuments than just old
more to these monuments than just old bricks
bricks
bricks don’t these monuments have a bigger
don’t these monuments have a bigger
don’t these monuments have a bigger meaning to all of us it’s in the way we
meaning to all of us it’s in the way we
meaning to all of us it’s in the way we identify nowaday a country with its
identify nowaday a country with its
identify nowaday a country with its position in world history a way of
position in world history a way of
position in world history a way of identifying a country and the whole
identifying a country and the whole
identifying a country and the whole population usually people preserve their
population usually people preserve their
population usually people preserve their culture to preserve their collective
culture to preserve their collective
culture to preserve their collective memory with their past and tradition it
memory with their past and tradition it
memory with their past and tradition it is also common belief that our culture
is also common belief that our culture
is also common belief that our culture work as a route that connect us with our
work as a route that connect us with our
work as a route that connect us with our past and works toward the future of our
past and works toward the future of our
past and works toward the future of our communities now I want you all to close
communities now I want you all to close
communities now I want you all to close your eyes for five seconds
your eyes for five seconds
your eyes for five seconds and think about the most beautiful place
and think about the most beautiful place
and think about the most beautiful place you have ever been on a place that mean
you have ever been on a place that mean
you have ever been on a place that mean a lot to you a part of your identity and
a lot to you a part of your identity and
a lot to you a part of your identity and I will do the same with you
imagine it doesn’t exist anymore it’s
imagine it doesn’t exist anymore it’s destroyed it’s gone this what come to my
destroyed it’s gone this what come to my
destroyed it’s gone this what come to my mind when I close my eyes this is where
mind when I close my eyes this is where
mind when I close my eyes this is where I’m from
I’m from
I’m from and this how it used to look like couple
and this how it used to look like couple
and this how it used to look like couple of years ago this how it looks like
of years ago this how it looks like
of years ago this how it looks like right now I think very few people here
right now I think very few people here
right now I think very few people here might recognize what used to be Syria
might recognize what used to be Syria
might recognize what used to be Syria before what used to be a label a very
before what used to be a label a very
before what used to be a label a very few is left to identify the country and
few is left to identify the country and
few is left to identify the country and soon nothing will be left to identify it
soon nothing will be left to identify it
soon nothing will be left to identify it at all if I mentioned the word Syria to
at all if I mentioned the word Syria to
at all if I mentioned the word Syria to you what my word comes first images to
you what my word comes first images to
you what my word comes first images to your mind terror attacks killing blood
your mind terror attacks killing blood
your mind terror attacks killing blood suffering and so on I wonder what you
suffering and so on I wonder what you
suffering and so on I wonder what you have my sort of Syria before 2011 before
have my sort of Syria before 2011 before
have my sort of Syria before 2011 before the civil war start Syria was is and
the civil war start Syria was is and
the civil war start Syria was is and will always remain a very big part of
will always remain a very big part of
will always remain a very big part of human history
human history
human history Syria is known to be one of the oldest
Syria is known to be one of the oldest
Syria is known to be one of the oldest cradle of civilization it laid form
cradle of civilization it laid form
cradle of civilization it laid form Britain a tablet of platform rated an
Britain a tablet of platform rated an
Britain a tablet of platform rated an economy form language has been found in
economy form language has been found in
economy form language has been found in the Western observe offered us the first
the Western observe offered us the first
the Western observe offered us the first ordering of letters which is known today
ordering of letters which is known today
ordering of letters which is known today as the alphabet ABC the sake
as the alphabet ABC the sake
as the alphabet ABC the sake alphabet agriculture religion trade were
alphabet agriculture religion trade were
alphabet agriculture religion trade were all born in Syria Syria is used to be
all born in Syria Syria is used to be
all born in Syria Syria is used to be known as The Fountainhead of Western
known as The Fountainhead of Western
known as The Fountainhead of Western civilization Island saturated with
civilization Island saturated with
civilization Island saturated with history the former director of the
history the former director of the
history the former director of the louver Museum and Ribeiro has once said
louver Museum and Ribeiro has once said
louver Museum and Ribeiro has once said everybody has two home towns his own and
everybody has two home towns his own and
everybody has two home towns his own and Syria but today I have a very bad news
Syria but today I have a very bad news
Syria but today I have a very bad news for you that our cultural heritage is
for you that our cultural heritage is
for you that our cultural heritage is under attack in Syria Iraq Yemen
under attack in Syria Iraq Yemen
under attack in Syria Iraq Yemen Afghanistan and so on cultural heritage
Afghanistan and so on cultural heritage
Afghanistan and so on cultural heritage is destroyed to finance terror
is destroyed to finance terror
is destroyed to finance terror individuals are victimized on a global
individuals are victimized on a global
individuals are victimized on a global scale and a global in a religious and
scale and a global in a religious and
scale and a global in a religious and cultural domain and cultural diversity
cultural domain and cultural diversity
cultural domain and cultural diversity is targeted the destruction of culture
is targeted the destruction of culture
is targeted the destruction of culture has become an instrument of terror in a
has become an instrument of terror in a
has become an instrument of terror in a global scale to weaken society propagate
global scale to weaken society propagate
global scale to weaken society propagate intolerance and erase memories thus
intolerance and erase memories thus
intolerance and erase memories thus cultural cleansing is a war crime that
cultural cleansing is a war crime that
cultural cleansing is a war crime that is used nowadays as a tactic of war to
is used nowadays as a tactic of war to
is used nowadays as a tactic of war to tear humanity from the story we sure
tear humanity from the story we sure
tear humanity from the story we sure there is a good reason to feel powerless
there is a good reason to feel powerless
there is a good reason to feel powerless and angry when we see such a pictures
and angry when we see such a pictures
and angry when we see such a pictures coming from Palmyra in Syria dynamited
coming from Palmyra in Syria dynamited
coming from Palmyra in Syria dynamited destroyed and a big part of a human
destroyed and a big part of a human
destroyed and a big part of a human history is lost
seen several same tactics and same
seen several same tactics and same strategies to destroy our common
strategies to destroy our common
strategies to destroy our common heritage lot of people here might
heritage lot of people here might
heritage lot of people here might remember what her father happened in
remember what her father happened in
remember what her father happened in Afghanistan couple of years ago 150 feet
Afghanistan couple of years ago 150 feet
Afghanistan couple of years ago 150 feet high status of Buddha has been dynamited
high status of Buddha has been dynamited
high status of Buddha has been dynamited feared in to sent the Taliban did so on
feared in to sent the Taliban did so on
feared in to sent the Taliban did so on Afghanistan they did so because they
Afghanistan they did so because they
Afghanistan they did so because they knew the power of culture to bring
knew the power of culture to bring
knew the power of culture to bring people together carry values identities
people together carry values identities
people together carry values identities and the sense of belonging they knew the
and the sense of belonging they knew the
and the sense of belonging they knew the power of culture as a source of
power of culture as a source of
power of culture as a source of resilience resistance and offers people
resilience resistance and offers people
resilience resistance and offers people who waste during conflict time a ways to
who waste during conflict time a ways to
who waste during conflict time a ways to look at future with hope today Isis is
look at future with hope today Isis is
look at future with hope today Isis is doing the same
doing the same
doing the same putting propaganda videos online willing
putting propaganda videos online willing
putting propaganda videos online willing to spread hatred all over the world
to spread hatred all over the world
to spread hatred all over the world willing to target vulnerable young women
willing to target vulnerable young women
willing to target vulnerable young women and men with the attention to radicalize
and men with the attention to radicalize
and men with the attention to radicalize them Isis is willing to present our next
them Isis is willing to present our next
them Isis is willing to present our next generation our children a new version of
generation our children a new version of
generation our children a new version of history cultural heritage is built on
history cultural heritage is built on
history cultural heritage is built on the idea that cultural and natural
the idea that cultural and natural
the idea that cultural and natural monuments that you and I must protect
monuments that you and I must protect
monuments that you and I must protect together the destruction of Palmyra or
together the destruction of Palmyra or
together the destruction of Palmyra or Buddha is not only a lose for Syria or
Buddha is not only a lose for Syria or
Buddha is not only a lose for Syria or Afghanistan it’s loose for all of us
cultural heritage does not exist
cultural heritage does not exist this was the extremists said once they
this was the extremists said once they
this was the extremists said once they arrived to Mali 2011 and destroyed its
arrived to Mali 2011 and destroyed its
arrived to Mali 2011 and destroyed its mausoleums
mausoleums
mausoleums and the city of Timbuktu one of the
and the city of Timbuktu one of the
and the city of Timbuktu one of the cities that listed on the UNESCO World
cities that listed on the UNESCO World
cities that listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list but today the
Heritage Site list but today the
Heritage Site list but today the mausoleums are rebuilt again with the
mausoleums are rebuilt again with the
mausoleums are rebuilt again with the help of a local people and a world
help of a local people and a world
help of a local people and a world expert so yes cultural heritage does
expert so yes cultural heritage does
expert so yes cultural heritage does exist we are all responsible about
exist we are all responsible about
exist we are all responsible about restoring and protecting these monuments
restoring and protecting is not only a
restoring and protecting is not only a hand work it is also a message in
hand work it is also a message in
hand work it is also a message in dialogue tolerance and peace every woman
dialogue tolerance and peace every woman
dialogue tolerance and peace every woman and man here and outside has the power
and man here and outside has the power
and man here and outside has the power to voice this message schools museums
to voice this message schools museums
to voice this message schools museums earth houses civil society politic and
earth houses civil society politic and
earth houses civil society politic and the media are all responsible about
the media are all responsible about
the media are all responsible about sharing these values because these
sharing these values because these
sharing these values because these monuments are who we are twelve years
monuments are who we are twelve years
monuments are who we are twelve years ago
ago
ago 2005 the National the National Museum of
2005 the National the National Museum of
2005 the National the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad has been looted
Iraq in Baghdad has been looted
Iraq in Baghdad has been looted destroyed and again a big part of a
destroyed and again a big part of a
destroyed and again a big part of a human history was lost 12 years later
human history was lost 12 years later
human history was lost 12 years later and this year the museum has opened its
and this year the museum has opened its
and this year the museum has opened its door again for everybody there is better
door again for everybody there is better
door again for everybody there is better way to show how culture can bring people
way to show how culture can bring people
way to show how culture can bring people together and overcome hatred Isis and
together and overcome hatred Isis and
together and overcome hatred Isis and everybody who act like Isis they should
everybody who act like Isis they should
everybody who act like Isis they should know that everything they destroy we
know that everything they destroy we
know that everything they destroy we will be ready to repair it again because
will be ready to repair it again because
will be ready to repair it again because our heritage and culture are zappa are
our heritage and culture are zappa are
our heritage and culture are zappa are the legacy and evidence of our past the
the legacy and evidence of our past the
the legacy and evidence of our past the excrement the extremists should not have
excrement the extremists should not have
excrement the extremists should not have the last word and they should know that
the last word and they should know that
the last word and they should know that everything they blow up we will be ready
everything they blow up we will be ready
everything they blow up we will be ready to restore it again and again and again
to restore it again and again and again
to restore it again and again and again just as the destruction can be used as a
just as the destruction can be used as a
just as the destruction can be used as a weapon to destroy the common things we
weapon to destroy the common things we
weapon to destroy the common things we used to share it’s preservation and
used to share it’s preservation and
used to share it’s preservation and protection can be used as the tool for
protection can be used as the tool for
protection can be used as the tool for healing peace and comfort but now
healing peace and comfort but now
healing peace and comfort but now I have a good news for you then thanks
I have a good news for you then thanks
I have a good news for you then thanks to your help thanks for mine and thanks
to your help thanks for mine and thanks
to your help thanks for mine and thanks for sharing the values of these
for sharing the values of these
for sharing the values of these monuments the pyramids and the Eiffel
monuments the pyramids and the Eiffel
monuments the pyramids and the Eiffel Tower are able again Paris will remains
Tower are able again Paris will remains
Tower are able again Paris will remains the city of love and I hope your
the city of love and I hope your
the city of love and I hope your boyfriend will propose you there again
boyfriend will propose you there again
boyfriend will propose you there again thank you
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