Philosophy
It appears that Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities will not exist as a separate entity and to be placed under the control by the cabinet and operated by the current secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud. Thus, Zahi Hawass is out of a job.
Wael El-Samari [Youm 7]...
Egypt’s Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs was not listed in the details of this week’s cabinet reshuffle. Apparently, its absence is explained by a contradiction between the ministry’s formation and the existing antiquities law.
In a surprising revelation, Egyptian law regarding the protection of antiquities does not recognize the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs. The law still stipulates that all decisions taken are the responsibility of the Minister of Culture, not the Minister of Antiquities.
Thus, technically, all decisions made by former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass are null and void.
And, the New York Times...
Egypt’s antiquities department has been downgraded from a ministry to a cabinet-affiliated office, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited an Egyptian cabinet spokesman Thursday. The announcement came after a new Cabinet was sworn in that did not include an antiquities minister. Egypt’s antiquities agency had been elevated to a ministry by the former president, Hosni Mubarak, in the last days of his rule; previously it had been under the Ministry of Culture. It still remained unclear, however, who the government intends to appoint to run the office. Last Sunday, officials said the prime minister, Essam Sharaf, planned to replace Zahi Hawass, the longtime antiquities chief, as part of a cabinet reshuffling aimed at appeasing protesters.
- Zahi Hawass Is Back...temporarily
After being abruptly sacked in an overhaul of the country's cabinet, Zahi Hawass has been reinstated, but only temporarily. "The Fall of Zahi Hawass" Removed as minister of antiquities, the high profile archaeologist no longer holds the keys to 5,000...
- Zahi Hawass' Glow May Be Fading
Frankly, Zahi Hawass has been riding high for some time...accountability now. "Revolution Dims Star Power of Egypt’s Antiquities Chief" by Kate Taylor July 12th, 2011 The New York Times Until recently Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s antiquities minister,...
- Deceased--christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt November 17th, 1913 to June 23rd, 2011 The Associated Press... Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- Massive Head Of Ramesses Ii And Henry Salt
Henry Salt June 14th, 1780 to October 30th, 1827 Those must have been the good old days of plunder...long before the activities of Zahi Hawass, the flamboyant Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Bill Ashworth in the Linda...
Philosophy
Dissolution of Egypt's Antiquities Ministry
It appears that Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities will not exist as a separate entity and to be placed under the control by the cabinet and operated by the current secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud. Thus, Zahi Hawass is out of a job.
Wael El-Samari [Youm 7]...
Egypt’s Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs was not listed in the details of this week’s cabinet reshuffle. Apparently, its absence is explained by a contradiction between the ministry’s formation and the existing antiquities law.
In a surprising revelation, Egyptian law regarding the protection of antiquities does not recognize the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs. The law still stipulates that all decisions taken are the responsibility of the Minister of Culture, not the Minister of Antiquities.
Thus, technically, all decisions made by former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass are null and void.
And, the New York Times...
Egypt’s antiquities department has been downgraded from a ministry to a cabinet-affiliated office, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited an Egyptian cabinet spokesman Thursday. The announcement came after a new Cabinet was sworn in that did not include an antiquities minister. Egypt’s antiquities agency had been elevated to a ministry by the former president, Hosni Mubarak, in the last days of his rule; previously it had been under the Ministry of Culture. It still remained unclear, however, who the government intends to appoint to run the office. Last Sunday, officials said the prime minister, Essam Sharaf, planned to replace Zahi Hawass, the longtime antiquities chief, as part of a cabinet reshuffling aimed at appeasing protesters.
- Zahi Hawass Is Back...temporarily
After being abruptly sacked in an overhaul of the country's cabinet, Zahi Hawass has been reinstated, but only temporarily. "The Fall of Zahi Hawass" Removed as minister of antiquities, the high profile archaeologist no longer holds the keys to 5,000...
- Zahi Hawass' Glow May Be Fading
Frankly, Zahi Hawass has been riding high for some time...accountability now. "Revolution Dims Star Power of Egypt’s Antiquities Chief" by Kate Taylor July 12th, 2011 The New York Times Until recently Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s antiquities minister,...
- Deceased--christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt November 17th, 1913 to June 23rd, 2011 The Associated Press... Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- Massive Head Of Ramesses Ii And Henry Salt
Henry Salt June 14th, 1780 to October 30th, 1827 Those must have been the good old days of plunder...long before the activities of Zahi Hawass, the flamboyant Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Bill Ashworth in the Linda...