Capture and "Return": Iraqi Records in the United States
Capture and "Return": Iraqi Records in the United States
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2021-10-08
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Salive, Natalie
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As the Taliban gains traction in Afghanistan, the effects of which will certainly reach museums, archives, and libraries, the lessons of these Iraqi collections loom large.
In the Iraqi case, many of the records document horrific human rights abuses, and we must consider those who experienced this abuse as stakeholders in any decisions about the removal of property from its home country.