tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post920321713023319116..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: More Looting in Egypt- But is the Prescription More of the Same?Cultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-61570036079233610722012-05-15T13:24:12.794-07:002012-05-15T13:24:12.794-07:00Not to nitpic, but it says "educated" wh...Not to nitpic, but it says "educated" which could also mean poor given the Egyptian economy. Also, let's not mix things up. Of course, digging under your own house is different than digging directly on a UNESCO world heritage site or raiding a storehouse. The problem is everthing is treated the same-- that is unless of course you are one of the connected few. That was certainly the case under the Mubarak regime and its doubtful things have changed. You are missing the point of all this-- the law needs to be applied equally to Hawass and perhaps there must be a rethink of Egypt's incredibly repressive laws on the subject. State control of everthing old does no one any real good.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-68382421877919991622012-05-15T12:20:28.472-07:002012-05-15T12:20:28.472-07:00hi peter,the article actually says that it is no l...hi peter,the article actually says that it is no longer just the poor but the "educated" middle classes who are actively looting now.these people are organised and know what they are doing.<br />i would hardly call raiding storerooms and digging arround unesco world heritage sites "the poor digging under their houses.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com