Medieval History
No one interviews Zahi Hawass, Egypt's self-styled Indiana Jones of the east ? he interviews himself, fist pounding on desk and spittle flying forth into the ether.
"Do I look like a minister to you? Of course not!" thunders the minister for antiquities, a man appointed by Hosni Mubarak to oversee his nation's cultural riches and, improbably, the great survivor of this year's dramatic revolution.
"I am not part of the old regime ? I love Egypt, I love archaeology and I will never be a politician," Hawass continues. "I'm a damned archaeologist through and through."
Zahi's strength of feeling is understandable. The 63-year-old headed Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) from 2002 onwards. Like so many other Mubarak-era public figures he is struggling to carve out a role in post-uprising Egypt.
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Medieval History
Egypt's man from the past who insists he has a future
No one interviews Zahi Hawass, Egypt's self-styled Indiana Jones of the east ? he interviews himself, fist pounding on desk and spittle flying forth into the ether.
"Do I look like a minister to you? Of course not!" thunders the minister for antiquities, a man appointed by Hosni Mubarak to oversee his nation's cultural riches and, improbably, the great survivor of this year's dramatic revolution.
"I am not part of the old regime ? I love Egypt, I love archaeology and I will never be a politician," Hawass continues. "I'm a damned archaeologist through and through."
Zahi's strength of feeling is understandable. The 63-year-old headed Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) from 2002 onwards. Like so many other Mubarak-era public figures he is struggling to carve out a role in post-uprising Egypt.
Click here to read this article from The Guardian
- The Roots Of Art In Ancient Egypt
How art begins is one of mankind?s greatest enigmas to which an answer has yet to be found. If there is any hope of discovering the process out of which it emerges, ancient Egypt might be the place that will yield some clues. The admirable...
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- Egyptian Museum Attacked, Artifacts Damaged
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