Professional Affiliation

Professor, Middle East History and Anthropology, Shawnee State University in Ohio

Expert Bio

Amr Al-Azm is a tenured Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University in Ohio. He also teaches at Georgetown University-Qatar.

Amr Al-Azm is a keen follower and commentator on current events in Syria and the Middle East in general. His main research interest is focused on threats to cultural heritage in conflict zones, looting and trafficking of cultural property (antiquities) and terrorism financing. 

Amr Al-Azm is a founder of The Day After project (TDA) and currently coordinates the Heritage Protection Initiative (TDA-HPI) at the TDA. He is also a co-Director of ATHAR, the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research (ATHAR) Project and the Achilles Research Group.