Amal Clooney, lawyer, is reported to be at the epicenter of “the west’s longest-running cultural row”. The Guardian, which coined the phrase, meant the two-century-long tussle between Athens and London over the rightful home of marble sculptures removed from the Parthenon between 1801 and 1805 by the English aristocrat Lord Elgin and later sold by him to the British Museum where they still reside. Clooney, née Alamuddin, arrived in Greece on Oct. 13 at the invitation of the Greek Culture Minister to assist with the campaign for the marbles’ return.
But the frenzy of flashbulbs and fashion commentary that greeted Clooney’s …read more
Source: Time
