On the demolition of Darb 1718

NYT: The Egyptian government has demolished historic tombs, cultural centers, artisan workshops and gardens in pursuit of large-scale urban renewal.

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The synagogues, mainly destroyed, have now either been replaced by social housing or, at best, are used as mosques or warehouses throughout the country.

Farouq Hosni shouldn’t be the head of UNESCO. Not just because of his (probably entirely politically opportunistic) Israel-bashing. But mostly because he is the longest-serving minister (22 years) in an autocratic state that does not respect freedom of expression; because he presides over a corrupt and mediocre ministry and has acted in the interest of the regime rather than the interests of culture time and again; because he is generally loathed by Egyptian artists and writers of any standing. He shouldn’t be head of UNESCO not because of his disrespect for Israeli culture–but because of his much deeper, more damaging disrespect of Egyptian culture.

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Madonna is wise.

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