Egypt
- Abdel-maqsoud Sacked As Head Of Gem's Supreme Committee
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) More turmoil in Egypt's heritage management circles. Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, head of the Supreme Committee of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), has been removed from his post following protests by employees. Protests had...
- More Protests, This Time By Gem Employees
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Approximately 40 Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) employees have staged a sit-in outside their administrative headquarters at Al-Remaya Square, saying they would go on strike if the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) did not...
- New Antiquities Head At The Sca, But Protests Continue
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Following weeks of protests, which reached a head last week. One will just have to wait and see what happens next, but it sounds as though Abdel Fattah's resignation may have smoothed the way for Amine to secure finances...
- Resignation Of Sca Head Refused
A few days ago a number of news sites reported that the new head of the SCA, Mohamed Abdel Fatah, had resigned from his position. The reason given was that he felt that he could not do the job properly without being given full authority, and that the...
- Sca Workers Call For Improved Conditions
Ahram Online With photo of the SCA protest. (There's also a photo of Hawass apparently trying to address the SCA protest on the BBC website). Protesting employees demonstrated Wednesday outside the ministry's Zamalek premises demanding better...
Egypt
New head of Supreme Council of Culture has much to address
Egypt Independent Ola el-Saket
Saeed Tawfiq, a professor of aesthetics at Cairo University, was appointed the new secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture on Thursday, after the resignation of Camellia Sobhy.
Sobhy, the first woman to head the council, resigned after two months for unknown reasons. Tawfiq was one of the candidates competing against Sobhy during the elections for the position.
As Tawfiq takes up his new role this week, he is faced with a number of issues at the council.
The Supreme Council of Culture Youth recently issued a statement condemning what they described as the “totalitarian management” of the council, and asking for real reforms. They have threatened to go on strike and hold a sit-in starting Tuesday 14 February.
Among their demands are more competitive salaries for employees and official contracts for staff who have worked on temporary contracts for years. These demands have been raised repeatedly since April 2011.
- Abdel-maqsoud Sacked As Head Of Gem's Supreme Committee
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) More turmoil in Egypt's heritage management circles. Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, head of the Supreme Committee of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), has been removed from his post following protests by employees. Protests had...
- More Protests, This Time By Gem Employees
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Approximately 40 Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) employees have staged a sit-in outside their administrative headquarters at Al-Remaya Square, saying they would go on strike if the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) did not...
- New Antiquities Head At The Sca, But Protests Continue
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Following weeks of protests, which reached a head last week. One will just have to wait and see what happens next, but it sounds as though Abdel Fattah's resignation may have smoothed the way for Amine to secure finances...
- Resignation Of Sca Head Refused
A few days ago a number of news sites reported that the new head of the SCA, Mohamed Abdel Fatah, had resigned from his position. The reason given was that he felt that he could not do the job properly without being given full authority, and that the...
- Sca Workers Call For Improved Conditions
Ahram Online With photo of the SCA protest. (There's also a photo of Hawass apparently trying to address the SCA protest on the BBC website). Protesting employees demonstrated Wednesday outside the ministry's Zamalek premises demanding better...