Cyrus Petition: Stop British Museum!

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by Shorts
08-Dec-2009
 

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To: British Museum

To: Mr John Curtis
Keeper, Department of the Middle East,
British Museum

Sir,

Given that the Iranian government has confiscated Nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, we are writing to humbly and respectfully urge you to reconsider the loan of the Cyrus cylinder to Iran.

The protection from seizure laws that the British Museum is counting on to protect the cylinder are unlikely to be respected.

You will also be aware of 2007's go-ahead for the Sivand dam, which threatens to 'drown' Pasargadae and Cyrus the Great's tomb ' in line with the Islamic Republic's history of hostility towards Iran's pre-Islamic heritage.

It cannot be trusted with such an important artefact.

Also, given the Islamic Republic's continuuing use of violence against peaceful demonstrators, the denial of this loan is a necessary act of solidarity with the injured, the detained and the dead of Iran's 'green movement'.

Please do not lend the Cyrus cylinder to Iran.

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Darius Kadivar

Similar Concerns for Rosetta Stone loan to Egypt

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Dec 09, 2009 06:35 AM PST

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Anvar

Signed

by Anvar on Wed Dec 09, 2009 03:35 AM PST

All it takes is for one zealous mullah to deem Cyrus’ praise to god Marduk on the cylinder as blasphemous and order its destruction.

However, I wouldn’t mind a replica of the Cyrus Cylinder to be put on display in Iran (by a private entity) to point out the irony of this declining civilization.

Anvar


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Ari Siletz

Signed

by Ari Siletz on Tue Dec 08, 2009 09:45 PM PST

With great remorse.  But the IRI uses the Law as a convenience, never observing it as an obligation. So Iran's museum curators, scholars, and culture lovers can't realistically promise to protect the artifact once it comes into their posession.

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benross

done

by benross on Tue Dec 08, 2009 06:54 PM PST

done


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HollyUSA

Signed BUT

by HollyUSA on Tue Dec 08, 2009 03:19 PM PST

I have a serious objection to the use of the word 'loan' in the letter. It is Iran's and must eventually be returned for good. But we won't argue now since we face a bigger threat.


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MeyBokhor_Manbarbesuzan

By the way

by MeyBokhor_Manbarbesuzan on Tue Dec 08, 2009 02:47 PM PST

I also think that all the artifacts stolen, and removed from Iraqi museums after the fall of Saddam should never be returned to the Iraqis. After all, if they are so "bi-orze" as not to be able to protect their heritage from the benevolent Americans and Jewish collectors, they don't deserve to have them in the first place. It is better to have them spread around the world under the patronage of those who can really appreciate them.

Then sometime in the future, if Iraqis behave and show "jaye doosto doshman" upon their masters' gestures, maybe and just maybe they can borrow them. That is of course if there is no petion by the enlightened Iraqis of diaspora to stop such an action.


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pedro

Signed

by pedro on Tue Dec 08, 2009 01:29 PM PST

It is utter foolishness to loan them the cylinder. It will be distroyed. I bet on it.

 


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Adib Masumian

Signed

by Adib Masumian on Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:26 AM PST

Thanks.


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Maryam Hojjat

I Signed it

by Maryam Hojjat on Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:07 AM PST

Thanks for asking.  We needed this petition.

Payandeh IRAN & IRANIANS 


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Darius Kadivar

Signed

by Darius Kadivar on Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:09 AM PST

done !


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Cost-of-Progress

Thanks, I signed it

by Cost-of-Progress on Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:02 AM PST

It needs to be returned permanently to its rightful owner, the Iranian People, when a legitimate and secular government takes power in Iran..... 

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IRAN BEFORE ISLAM 

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Jahanshah Javid

Signed

by Jahanshah Javid on Tue Dec 08, 2009 09:52 AM PST

I really hope they listen.


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