In Egypt under Al-Sisi dictatorship, everything old is being demolished. Ancient cemeteries, ancient mosques and any old houses through the excuse of development.
Link1: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-furious-history-graves-city-dead-cairo
Link2: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65697835
Link3: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cop-egypt-government-bulldozing-unesco-world-heritage-site-summit
Curiously enough, ancient Jewish cemeteries in Cairo are being well taken care of and renovated!
In Sudan, during the on going war instigated by israeli backed parties, Universities have not only been targeted and looted, special squads went there and burnt them up. Specifically one library containing very rare manuscripts which took decades to accumulate.
The same that happened in Iraq with their museums is happening in Sudan. And happening in Egypt through indirect methods.
Some elements in the Middle East are very protective of 'history', while simultaneously being very 'free' with its destruction.
Articles and collections like OP's have led me to believe something (or a number of 'somethings') in "MENA", if brought to public consciousness, would totally destroy the whole Abrahamic Fairytale Narrative, and undermine the tripod of 'belief systems' it supports.
That 'something', justified sending the U.S. Golem on a side-mission during its time in Iraq, to either:
Meanwhile, we had the "Taliban" blowing up religious artifacts, and "ISIS fanatics" are busy destroying historical sites in Mesopotamia, Syria and elsewhere. At least that's what we're told...
Disclaimer: Note I said "side mission". The destruction of Iraq as a coherent "nation" was still the primary goal.