Next Thursday, my ongoing history of the Egyptian Air Force series continues with a new installment on the evolution of fighter paint schemes.
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If you have any interest in ancient Egyptian artifacts, this is a fascinating read. I visited many years ago and learned about this man when I arrived there as he was the country's premier Egyptologist.
"Hawass...understood that Western media did not want slow excavation, cautious interpretation, or complex institutional history. It wanted revelation. It wanted tombs opened on camera, mummies scanned under dramatic lighting, and a commanding Egyptian host who could perform authority in English."
عمو حسام
It is. Perfect timing as I attempt to finish writing an article on events linked to the Tutankhamun centenary, whose failure to move Egyptology forward is in part due to what this piece describes. And in part due to structural racism in Western Egyptology.🏺📜🗃️
William Carruthers
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Egypt Security Sector Report out on Monday. Subscribe to read!
New issue of the Egypt Security Sector Report is out
This is very good on Zahi Hawass and everything that enabled him
This is very good on Zahi Hawass and everything that enabled him
