Egypt
New York Times (Kate Taylor)
- Under The Pharaohs' Spell
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This year, 2011, was indeed different for Egypt. A few days after the revolution broke out on 25 January, eventually toppling president Hosni Mubarak and his autocratic regime, the corrupt police force faded into the background...
- What’s Next For Egypt’s Artifacts?
New York Observer (Dan Duray) In late January, during the protests that eventually led to the revolution in Egypt, the news broke that looters had raided the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, current home to some of the most impressive artifacts of early human...
- Zahi Hawass In Post-revolution Egypt
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Until recently Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s antiquities minister, was a global symbol of Egyptian national pride. A famous archaeologist in an Indiana Jones hat, he was virtually unassailable in the old Egypt, protected by his success...
- More Re Hawass Resignation
There are a number of stories circulating about Hawass's resignation from his post as Antiquities Minisiter in the government formed following the resignation of Mubarak. Please note that although on his own blog (drhawass.com, see below) there is...
- Dr. Hawass On The Safety Of Egypt's Monuments
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass who reports on the state of the monuments including the Cairo museum. Many sites have been broken into and continue to be the target of armed thieves which the authorities seem unable to stop....
Egypt
Hawass says that he might quit
New York Times (Kate Taylor)
In a marked shift from his previous statements, Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said on Tuesday that his department was unable to protect Egypt’s historic sites and artifacts and that he was considering resigning.
In a telephone interview he said that thieves on Monday broke into two warehouses near the pyramids of Giza that held artifacts excavated in the early 20th century. It was not yet clear what had been taken. He said that the police were no longer protecting Egypt’s monuments and that his own staff was unarmed and unable to stop attacks.
“During the revolution nothing happened, but after the revolution many things are happening everywhere,” Mr. Hawass said. “People building houses, taking archaeological land, excavating at night — it’s like a nightmare, and I don’t know what I can do.”
- Under The Pharaohs' Spell
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This year, 2011, was indeed different for Egypt. A few days after the revolution broke out on 25 January, eventually toppling president Hosni Mubarak and his autocratic regime, the corrupt police force faded into the background...
- What’s Next For Egypt’s Artifacts?
New York Observer (Dan Duray) In late January, during the protests that eventually led to the revolution in Egypt, the news broke that looters had raided the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, current home to some of the most impressive artifacts of early human...
- Zahi Hawass In Post-revolution Egypt
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Until recently Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s antiquities minister, was a global symbol of Egyptian national pride. A famous archaeologist in an Indiana Jones hat, he was virtually unassailable in the old Egypt, protected by his success...
- More Re Hawass Resignation
There are a number of stories circulating about Hawass's resignation from his post as Antiquities Minisiter in the government formed following the resignation of Mubarak. Please note that although on his own blog (drhawass.com, see below) there is...
- Dr. Hawass On The Safety Of Egypt's Monuments
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass who reports on the state of the monuments including the Cairo museum. Many sites have been broken into and continue to be the target of armed thieves which the authorities seem unable to stop....