Egypt
The Egyptian government is looking to pass harsher laws to stop the smuggling of antiquities these laws will only serve to keep in prisons people for many years at the expense of the well being of the monuments.
In Dr. Zahi Hawass' book "The valley of the golden mummies" Dr. Hawass tells about a theft of artifacts that took place in 1976 and that 24 years later those responsible were still in prison.
Those foreign institutions who pay to restore Egypt's monuments should not forget that Egypt cannot afford to pay for the restoration because it is too busy paying to keep people in prison without a second chance for decades. Now people like Dr. Hawass want to make the laws even more severe.
Foreigners and Egyptians alike should remember Egypt is a dictatorship and people are not objects! Apparently the forgiveness in the Koran does not apply to Egypt.
The land of the plagues.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/938/eg7.htm
- Repatriation: Finders Keepers?
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- More Re Copyrighting The Pyramids
NBC4i Straight Answers Q. I heard that Egypt has copyrighted the pyramids, the Sphinx, and other antiquities. Is this true? If so, what does that mean for artists who have already used images of the pyramids in their work? - A.F. A. Late last year, news...
- Doctors Orders
This is yet another article from Dr. Zahi Hawass putting forward yet again Egyptians doing archaeology in Egypt and being responsible for the protection of the monuments. The doctor explains about past history in excavations without scientific merit and...
- Antiquities Laws Tightened
The Egyptian parliament has given in to most of the Culture ministries suggestions in tightening the antiquities laws to get rid of loop holes. Last week both the minister of culture as well as the vice minister threatened to resign if the proposed loosening...
- On The Return From Eton Of Trinkets
The Myers museum at Eton has done what is correct as would be expected from an institution of its standing The issue is not with the correct actions of the Myers museum or any other institution in doing what is right but rather laws which take trivial...
Egypt
The Land of Plagues
The Egyptian government is looking to pass harsher laws to stop the smuggling of antiquities these laws will only serve to keep in prisons people for many years at the expense of the well being of the monuments.
In Dr. Zahi Hawass' book "The valley of the golden mummies" Dr. Hawass tells about a theft of artifacts that took place in 1976 and that 24 years later those responsible were still in prison.
Those foreign institutions who pay to restore Egypt's monuments should not forget that Egypt cannot afford to pay for the restoration because it is too busy paying to keep people in prison without a second chance for decades. Now people like Dr. Hawass want to make the laws even more severe.
Foreigners and Egyptians alike should remember Egypt is a dictatorship and people are not objects! Apparently the forgiveness in the Koran does not apply to Egypt.
The land of the plagues.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/938/eg7.htm
- Repatriation: Finders Keepers?
New York Times (John Tierney) I rather like the picture of the Egyptian statue with suitcases. Zahi Hawass regards the Rosetta Stone, like so much else, as stolen property languishing in exile. “We own that stone,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking as...
- More Re Copyrighting The Pyramids
NBC4i Straight Answers Q. I heard that Egypt has copyrighted the pyramids, the Sphinx, and other antiquities. Is this true? If so, what does that mean for artists who have already used images of the pyramids in their work? - A.F. A. Late last year, news...
- Doctors Orders
This is yet another article from Dr. Zahi Hawass putting forward yet again Egyptians doing archaeology in Egypt and being responsible for the protection of the monuments. The doctor explains about past history in excavations without scientific merit and...
- Antiquities Laws Tightened
The Egyptian parliament has given in to most of the Culture ministries suggestions in tightening the antiquities laws to get rid of loop holes. Last week both the minister of culture as well as the vice minister threatened to resign if the proposed loosening...
- On The Return From Eton Of Trinkets
The Myers museum at Eton has done what is correct as would be expected from an institution of its standing The issue is not with the correct actions of the Myers museum or any other institution in doing what is right but rather laws which take trivial...