Egypt
This came via email, not on a Blog Comment but I thought it a useful point so here it is:
- Ottoman Museum Reopens
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) During his tour of the Delta town of Rosetta to inaugurate development projects in the area, President Hosni Mubarak, along with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif; Culture Minister Farouk Hosni; Zahi Hawass secretary- general...
- Living Like An Ottoman In Rosetta
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el Aref) Famous for the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the black basalt slab that was the key to deciphering hieroglyphs and uncovering the lives of ancient Egyptian kings, Rosetta, or Rashid, has much more to provide to its visitors....
- New Museum
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7015This is the last bulleting on the above page: "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is preparing to open yet another museum this month, this time in the beautiful coastal city of Rachid, where the Rosetta...
- Progress Update Re The Getty
http://tinyurl.com/gqtyb (thestar.com.my) For those keeping tabs on the various claims by governments seeking the repatriation of artefacts, here is the latest news from the Getty Museum: "The J. Paul Getty Museum has signed over to Greece ownership of...
- Repatriation - And Other Sca Policies
http://www.artnewsonline.com/currentarticle.cfm?art_id=2039 An article about Zahi Hawass and his moves to repatriate important Egyptological artefacts: "Hawass’s list of national icons starts with the Nefertiti bust in Berlin and the Rosetta stone (ca....
Egypt
Repatriation: Comment re Rosetta
This came via email, not on a Blog Comment but I thought it a useful point so here it is:
Everyone makes the same assumption that we stole it from the French and the Egyptians had no say in it.
Your latest post mentions the treaty of Alexandria, which was indeed signed by the British and the French commanders, but no one seems to mention, or want to, or indeed even know, it was also signed by the OTTOMAN commanders. It was an Ottoman Govenrment in Egypt at the time, which was the recognised legitimate government at the time (regardless of if the modern Egyptians don't like that). Peace treaties are invariably signed by Army commanders, who represent their respective governments.
- Ottoman Museum Reopens
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) During his tour of the Delta town of Rosetta to inaugurate development projects in the area, President Hosni Mubarak, along with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif; Culture Minister Farouk Hosni; Zahi Hawass secretary- general...
- Living Like An Ottoman In Rosetta
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el Aref) Famous for the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the black basalt slab that was the key to deciphering hieroglyphs and uncovering the lives of ancient Egyptian kings, Rosetta, or Rashid, has much more to provide to its visitors....
- New Museum
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7015This is the last bulleting on the above page: "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is preparing to open yet another museum this month, this time in the beautiful coastal city of Rachid, where the Rosetta...
- Progress Update Re The Getty
http://tinyurl.com/gqtyb (thestar.com.my) For those keeping tabs on the various claims by governments seeking the repatriation of artefacts, here is the latest news from the Getty Museum: "The J. Paul Getty Museum has signed over to Greece ownership of...
- Repatriation - And Other Sca Policies
http://www.artnewsonline.com/currentarticle.cfm?art_id=2039 An article about Zahi Hawass and his moves to repatriate important Egyptological artefacts: "Hawass’s list of national icons starts with the Nefertiti bust in Berlin and the Rosetta stone (ca....