At the Aga Khan, the living history of Syria, but for how much longer? | Toronto Star

Christian iconography overlaps with Islamic in art and architecture both, echoing crossover parables between the Bible’s Old Testament and the Koran, and further establishing the cosmopolitan hybrid culture Syria had always been.

Museum reminds us of the storied history of Syria and offers a morsel of hope for the devastated country’s future.

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