Destruction of Buddhist Sites in Afghanistan

[Dominik Wujastyk]

Thank you, Matthew.  I've signed the petition.

Best,
Dominik

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Dr Dominik Wujastyk
Department of South Asia, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies<http://stb.univie.ac.at>
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University of Vienna,
Spitalgasse 2-4, Courtyard 2, Entrance 2.1
1090 Vienna, Austria
and
Adjunct Professor,
Division of Health and Humanities,
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On 29 October 2012 10:17, Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu> wrote:

>  Dear friends,
>
> I am forwarding to you the message that follows concerning the dangers to
> major Buddhist
> archeological sites in Afghanistan. The petition mentioned now has almost
> 20,000 signatures,
> an indication of the concern that the issue has begun to provoke.
> Following is
> documentary film-maker Brent Huffman's message about this, after which I
> reproduce a
> message from art historian Susan Huntington on the same issue:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am writing you as you attended a screening of "The Buddhas of Mes
> Aynak" at the South Asian Conference and requested more information.
>
> Here is the official Facebook page for the film:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/buddhasofaynak
>
> Here is a list of stories/press/interviews including my CNN opinion
> story and live interview.
>
> http://www.germancamera.com/news/
>
> Here is our petition for Mes Aynak - we just surpassed 15,000 signatures!
>
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/president-hamid-karzai-prevent-destruction-of-ancient-site-of-mes-aynak-the-environmental-damage-3
>
> Please feel free to share this information.
> And thank you in advance for the support.
>
> Best,
> -Brent Huffman
>
> -----
> "We must travel in the direction of our fear."   -John Berryman
>
> Brent E. Huffman
> Assistant Professor/Documentary Filmmaker
> Medill School of Journalism
> Northwestern University
> Office: 847.491.7580
> Twitter: twitter.com/#!/Brent_Huffman
> Facebook: www.facebook.com/behuffman
> Website: www.germancamera.com
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Many of you may have heard about the imminent destruction of Mes Aynak
> and other important Buddhist sites in Afghanistan, which are scheduled
> to be destroyed by large-scale copper mining projects in the near
> future.  The archaeologists at the site have been given until December,
> 2012, to complete whatever work they can, and then Mes Aynak and the
> extensive Buddhist materials in the region will be pulverized.
>
> A recent film, "The Buddhas of Mes Aynak," has been made by Northwestern
> University journalism professor, Brent Huffman, and he and others are
> posting materials on Facebook and various websites, primarily seeking
> signatures on a petition to at least delay the planned destruction.
>
> Please see the links and do consider adding your names to the
> signatures.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Susan L. Huntington
> The Ohio State University
> Department of History of Art
>
>
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études,
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
>
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
>   ------------------------------
>
>


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