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Controversy over Anubis display at Denver airport
The giant depiction of the Egyptian God Anubis that usually accompanies the King Tut exhibit on its tours has created controversy among some residents of Denver, after being assembled and displayed at that city airport. Complaints arose from research done by various residents indicating that Anubis is a god of death and of funeral rites,... »
Egypt court: Coptic church must allow remarriage
Image by Bakar_88 via Flickr A court in Egypt has ordered the Coptic church to allow its faithful to remarry, quashing an appeal by the head of the church. “By law, a Christian can remarry and the constitution guarantees his rights to have a (new) family. The appeal by Pope Shenuda III to prevent Copts from... »
To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt at Brooklyn Museum
Ancient Egyptian funerary practices and religious beliefs about death and the afterlife are vividly described by some 120 pieces of jewelry, sarcophagi (coffins), statuary and vessels in To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum (February 12-May 2, 2010). Selected from more than 1,200 prized objects in the museum’s... »
Swiss voters approve ban on minarets in referendum
Image via Wikipedia Switzerland voted to ban the construction of new minarets on Sunday, a surprise result certain to embarrass the neutral government and which the justice minister said could affect Swiss exports and tourism. The Swiss news agency ATS and other media said about 57.5 percent of voters and all but four of the 26... »
After Lives: A Guide to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our mortality–and its connection to immorality. Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in hell and paradise all spring from a remarkably consistent impulse to tether a triumph... »
Russian archeologists discover golden-masked mummies in Egypt
A group of Russian archaeologists working in the Fayoum province, some 80km southwest of Cairo, has uncovered a number of mummies wearing golden masks, as well as other artifacts of historical value. The team has been carrying out excavations at the Deir Al-Banat necropolis for the past two years. The Deir Al-Banat necropolis contains burial... »
