Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 31, 2008--People take photographs of a Maaz al Shami, or Damascene goat, which won the Most Beautiful Goat title during a pedigree goat competition.

沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得，2008年10月31日——人们在为一只Maaz al Shami、又叫做大马士革山羊照相，它刚刚在一个纯种山羊比赛中夺得“最美丽山羊”的称号。

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Mr. Maaz said looted art was a taboo subject, never discussed officially in Communist East Germany.

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Aside from the fun in displaying such paraphernalia, Mr. Maaz articulated a deeper hope for the exhibit.

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"East Germans did not speak about this, but now we know that 'conservation purposes' was just a pretense, " Mr. Maaz said.

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