Why I won’t go to the NGV’s perplexing and problematic Pharaoh blockbuster
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Why I won’t go to the NGV’s perplexing and problematic Pharaoh blockbuster

When Indigenous artefacts are being returned,and there is global recognition of the sanctity of the dead. Why do we make an exception for Egyptian rulers?

  • byAlan Attwood

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Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue

Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue

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Take a Giza at this:Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market

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Biden urges Egypt,Qatar to press Hamas to agree to hostage deal

Running out of patience,the US president is pressuring Arab leaders to do more to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • byAamer Madhani
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Hungry Palestinians crowd on beaches as food is dropped from planes

Hungry Palestinians crowd on beaches as food is dropped from planes

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Israel opening road through Gaza Strip to the sea:reports

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Netanyahu rejects Hamas three-phase Gaza truce offer,says victory near

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Uproar as Egypt starts rebuilding Giza pyramid with new granite blocks

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Mummified body parts to be removed from Sydney museum amid intense global debate
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Mummified body parts to be removed from Sydney museum amid intense global debate

The Chau Chak Wing museum will remove fragments of mummified bodies from display and will change the “colonial” name of its Mummy Room.

  • byJordan Baker