Egypt
This article mentions the threat to burn any Jewish books found in Egypt's libraries by Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Minister of Culture and a candidate to become the Director general of UNESCO for cultural diversity.
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- German Panel Opposed To Egyptian Minister As Unesco Head
Earth Times Germany's main cultural organization expressed concern on Monday that Egypt's long-serving minister of culture could soon become the new head of UNESCO. "The election of Farouk Hosni as director-general of UNESCO would be a grave...
- Farouk Hosni Nominated As Unesco Director
Daily News Egypt The Egyptian government announced Monday that it was nominating Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni as a candidate for the position of director general of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). There...
- A Play On Words
I felt the need to write a second article on the recent tightening of Egyptian law particularly on a couple of points. Firstly people scrawling their name on a monument is a violation of our shared cultural heritage and nobody other than the vandal cares...
- Whats Up At Egypt's Ministry Of Culture?
Since 1987 the ministry of culture has been headed by an abstract painter Farouk Hosny who recently had been a candidate to the job of UNESCO director general. A job he lost most likely over remarks he made in 2008 in the Egyptian parliament where he...
- The Book Burners Nomination
Here is a conveniently timed article by Dr. Hawass. I say convenient because today voting for the director general job of UNESCO begins and Dr. Zahi and his friends are hoping the Egyptian candidate will get the job even though the candidate Farouk Hosny...
Egypt
Motives for Restoration
This article mentions the threat to burn any Jewish books found in Egypt's libraries by Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Minister of Culture and a candidate to become the Director general of UNESCO for cultural diversity.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfV1Vro5CdizKV0ZAJgOMhG1p55wD9A6P6UG1
- German Panel Opposed To Egyptian Minister As Unesco Head
Earth Times Germany's main cultural organization expressed concern on Monday that Egypt's long-serving minister of culture could soon become the new head of UNESCO. "The election of Farouk Hosni as director-general of UNESCO would be a grave...
- Farouk Hosni Nominated As Unesco Director
Daily News Egypt The Egyptian government announced Monday that it was nominating Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni as a candidate for the position of director general of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). There...
- A Play On Words
I felt the need to write a second article on the recent tightening of Egyptian law particularly on a couple of points. Firstly people scrawling their name on a monument is a violation of our shared cultural heritage and nobody other than the vandal cares...
- Whats Up At Egypt's Ministry Of Culture?
Since 1987 the ministry of culture has been headed by an abstract painter Farouk Hosny who recently had been a candidate to the job of UNESCO director general. A job he lost most likely over remarks he made in 2008 in the Egyptian parliament where he...
- The Book Burners Nomination
Here is a conveniently timed article by Dr. Hawass. I say convenient because today voting for the director general job of UNESCO begins and Dr. Zahi and his friends are hoping the Egyptian candidate will get the job even though the candidate Farouk Hosny...