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Peddling ancient prejudices about Egypt
The protests in Egypt had hardly kicked off before a shocking image of two mummies’ heads began to circulate, alerting the world to the likely looting of the National Museum in Cairo. Looking like people with their mouths half open as if in pain, the bodiless heads seemed to cry out against the brutal... »
Dahshur community development and heritage preservation program
Image by dulcimer61 via Flickr The Egyptian government and the United Nations held the first workshop in their “Mobilization of the Dahshur World Heritage Site for Community Development” program on 10 April. The project represents a collaboration between five UN agencies, namely, the UN Development Program, the World Trade Organization, the UN Industrial Development Organization,... »
Deciphering the Rosetta Stone debate
Image via Wikipedia Andie Byrnes has posted a compendium of articles regarding the repatriation of the Rosetta Stone. Much of the information is of course repetitive, and while the majority if not all of the writers seem to agree on keeping the historic relic at the British Museum, comments are divided. We live in a much different... »
Characters of Egypt Festival
Tombs and temples attest to Egypt’s storied past, but the dozens of tribes still traversing its sands are living monuments to the country’s cultural heritage – yet few know much about them. There are an estimated 300,000 tribesmen inhabiting Egypt, with some of them living in the same way their ancestors did thousands of years... »
