Syrians, Iraqis archive IS jail crimes in virtual museum

Iraqi religious scholar Muhammad al-Attar was jailed by jihadists in 2014 after refusing to join the Islamic State group, enduring torture and imprisonment in Mosul’s Ahdath prison where he would cry under his blanket to avoid being seen by younger detainees. His story is one of over 500 testimonies collected for the ISIS Prisons Museum project, showcasing life inside former jihadist detention centers in Syria and Iraq, with a physical exhibition at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. The project, led by Syrian journalist Amer Matar, aims to document and preserve evidence of crimes committed by ISIS, including thousands of prison documents, detainee scratchings on walls, and virtual reality tours of former prison sites, in hopes of providing closure to families of victims.

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