Egypt holds grand procession of ancient mummies in Cairo
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I'm Egyptian (though haven't lived there in over a decade) . Many of us loved this display. We are proud of our heritage and proud that the world can see and appreciate it the way we do.
That said, many of us also have qualms about the local politics and the authoritarian way the country is being run. It's possible to both appreciate this display and be critical of the politics. It's not easy because the figureheads of those politics were so heavily involved here. Good on them for at least doing this piece well.
I was referring to the Persian Empires, which included large parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
This is not to be confused with the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is due to open later this year (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Egyptian_Museum). The GEM's opening has been highly anticipated (and delayed) for years. Actually even a lot of my Egyptian friends thought the mummies were being moved to the GEM.
I had seen mummies before at the Louvre in Paris and at the British Museum in London, but this was on a whole other level. It was a small climate-controlled room where you could see the unwrapped mummies from a few inches away. Most are incredibly well-preserved and you can clearly recognize the similarities between family members, with distinct traits still perfectly recognizable after over 3,000 years.
It was an incredible experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone who gets the opportunity to visit, once we can actually travel again. It's worth hiring an accredited guide (as opposed to someone you meet at random), they're very knowledgeable and speak English well.
His mummy is very impressive. Appears totally regal and in command. I felt in the presence of a great man when I saw it.
Look deep within the pages of the Quran, the Bible or the Torah and you’ll find many examples of horrible and abusive human behavior. Behavior that would certainly not meet the HN Guidelines.
Sure, actual academic discussions are fine with substance and evidences to support them where the author has put some effort in and has an actual understanding of the subject matter. But instead there is an attitude of oh I'll Google for something and copy paste it.
Then I think the question becomes: Was this an effective marketing event? Who knows. But considering someone from South Africa is discussing it with someone in the Netherlands on HN perhaps it worked out.
The post-Covid summer is inching closer and there is a lot of pent-up demand for tourism and discovery of new places. I bet some people are not going to forget this show.
Where I'm living (Germany), this sounds like fantasy.
We were the best in spring 2020. Then came the summer respite and the government started resting on their laurels. Then came the menacing autumn and an absolutely disastrous winter, when we actually were the worst in the world. If the USA had the same mortality as we have, it would have over 800 000 deaths by now.
Now the disease is falling off again in lockdown, but really fast, faster than expected (people are lukewarm about the rules).
There is some suspicion that the British variant simply swept through the nation so hard that, even with the subpar vaccination campaign, we have reached the herd immunity inadvertently. Clearly some of the regions that were worst hit just a month or two ago (Chebsko, Trutnovsko) are now doing OK, which seems to indicate lack of fuel for further infections there.
I thought the whole thing looked beautiful. I hope to visit someday when the area is fully developed.
I suspect your complaint was targeted at Sisi's management of the country, in which case this is a complete aside.
[Edit:] Corrected 1000 year off typo...
they're egyptians, i dont really see the issue?