{"id":130370,"date":"2025-09-29T19:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130370"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:36:07","slug":"damaged-sculptures-at-aleppo-university-spark-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130370\/","title":{"rendered":"Damaged sculptures at Aleppo University spark debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 A group of sculptures in the courtyard of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Aleppo University were damaged on Monday, sparking widespread public discussion about the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images shared by activists on social media showed debris of broken sculptures scattered in the open courtyard of the Faculty of Fine Arts. 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