Egypt
Bikya Masr
- Hawass In Arizona
Sedona Red Rock News (Nate Hansen) Zahi Hawass, is speaking in Sedona (Arizona, U.S.) on Saturday, August 25th 2007, but this piece looks more at his views on heritage conservation, some of his upcoming plans, and some of his views on popular theories,...
- Zahi Hawass’ Egypt
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6567 "Who better to ask for a personally guided tour of the greatest wonders of Egypt than the world’s foremost Egyptologist, Dr Zahi Hawass? In his position as the Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme...
- The King Of Egyptology
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Features/20050610181628/Article/indexb_html "Love him or hate him, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary-general Dr Zahi Hawass, the man who reigns supreme over Egyptology, is a hero. JOAN LAU...
- Nefertiti Stays Put
A very good article on Dr. Hawass and his request for Berlin's bust of Nefertiti to visit Egypt (preferably on a permanent basis). The article claims the western media has made the doctor look bad no doubt the western media has noticed Dr. Hawass'...
- 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...
Egypt
News: Hawass calls Beyonce “stupid person”
Bikya Masr
Kate Phizackerley posted a story about this on her News from the Valley of the Kings blog a couple of days ago. Here's a bit more on the story. I'm not sure that it really comes under the category of "news" but I was at something of a loss as to how else to describe it! I'll let the story speak for itself.
In a shocking display of poor diplomacy, Egypt’s chief Egyptologist Zahi Hawass allegedly called American pop-star Beyonce a “stupid person” during her brief tour of the Giza pyramids earlier this week. Writing in al-Shorouk newspaper, Summer al-Gamal said that Hawass became fed up with the pop star’s attitude after she did not show the interest Hawass felt was deserved of the pyramids.
According to Gamal, during Hawass’ self-guided tour, he said “I showed her the Sphinx and I gave her a book on King Tutankhamen,” but then his anger and frustration made its way to the forefront.
“Then he stopped being diplomatic and said in anger, ’she’s a stupid person and she doesn’t understand a thing and she doesn’t want to understand’,” wrote Gamal.
- Hawass In Arizona
Sedona Red Rock News (Nate Hansen) Zahi Hawass, is speaking in Sedona (Arizona, U.S.) on Saturday, August 25th 2007, but this piece looks more at his views on heritage conservation, some of his upcoming plans, and some of his views on popular theories,...
- Zahi Hawass’ Egypt
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6567 "Who better to ask for a personally guided tour of the greatest wonders of Egypt than the world’s foremost Egyptologist, Dr Zahi Hawass? In his position as the Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme...
- The King Of Egyptology
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Features/20050610181628/Article/indexb_html "Love him or hate him, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary-general Dr Zahi Hawass, the man who reigns supreme over Egyptology, is a hero. JOAN LAU...
- Nefertiti Stays Put
A very good article on Dr. Hawass and his request for Berlin's bust of Nefertiti to visit Egypt (preferably on a permanent basis). The article claims the western media has made the doctor look bad no doubt the western media has noticed Dr. Hawass'...
- 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...