Egypt
LA Times
- Parcels Containing Artefacts Seized At Cairo Airport
Ahram Online Three tons of valuables belonging to escaped Egyptian tycoon Hussein Salem, charged with corruption in connection with the export of natural gas to Israel, were confiscated at Cairo Airport yesterday evening Airport Customs stopped yesterday...
- Ancient Egyptians In Arabia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The discovery of a hieroglyphic engraving in Saudi Arabia suggests that the ancient Egyptian empire extended further than previously recognised, reports Nevine El-Aref Archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism...
- Saudis Return Antiquities
arab news.com The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiques will hand over Sunday a collection of Egyptian artifacts that were confiscated from a man who had smuggled them into the country to sell. The handing over ceremony will take place at King Abdul...
- A Global Guide To Islamic Art
Saudi Aramco World (Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair) Visiting an exhibition of Islamic art for the first time? Viewers familiar with western art traditions should be prepared for a mild case of culture shock: Don’t expect ornately framed oil paintings;...
- Warps And Wefts 2009; Patterns Of Moon, Patterns Of Sun
Saudi Aramco World (Carol Bier; Paul Lunde) Textiles created in Islamic societies before the industrial revolution represented the most advanced stages of technological development for their time. Less than a century after the Arab conquests, patterned...
Egypt
More re Ramesses III inscription in Saudi
LA Times
Saudi archaeologists recently discovered the first royal pharaonic inscription on a mountain face near the ancient oasis city of Tayma, evidence, experts say, of the major trade networks that criss-crossed the region thousands of years ago.
The discovery comes on the heels of a major push by Saudi authorities to foster wider appreciation for the Arabian peninsula's pre-Islamic history, which has often been glossed over or ignored in official narratives. In September, the Louvre in Paris wrapped up an exhibition of pre-Islamic Saudi artifacts, most of which had never been displayed before, according to an article in Le Monde at the time (a translation appeared in the Guardian).
The attention on the country's pre-Muslim past has proved controversial in the ultra-conservative kingdom. Some Saudis believe that displaying non-Muslim artifacts, whether Pagan, Jewish or Christian, should be forbidden, even if these artifacts pre-date Islam.
- Parcels Containing Artefacts Seized At Cairo Airport
Ahram Online Three tons of valuables belonging to escaped Egyptian tycoon Hussein Salem, charged with corruption in connection with the export of natural gas to Israel, were confiscated at Cairo Airport yesterday evening Airport Customs stopped yesterday...
- Ancient Egyptians In Arabia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The discovery of a hieroglyphic engraving in Saudi Arabia suggests that the ancient Egyptian empire extended further than previously recognised, reports Nevine El-Aref Archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism...
- Saudis Return Antiquities
arab news.com The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiques will hand over Sunday a collection of Egyptian artifacts that were confiscated from a man who had smuggled them into the country to sell. The handing over ceremony will take place at King Abdul...
- A Global Guide To Islamic Art
Saudi Aramco World (Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair) Visiting an exhibition of Islamic art for the first time? Viewers familiar with western art traditions should be prepared for a mild case of culture shock: Don’t expect ornately framed oil paintings;...
- Warps And Wefts 2009; Patterns Of Moon, Patterns Of Sun
Saudi Aramco World (Carol Bier; Paul Lunde) Textiles created in Islamic societies before the industrial revolution represented the most advanced stages of technological development for their time. Less than a century after the Arab conquests, patterned...