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On 13/02/2012 18:50, Lil Osborn wrote: there's a few more here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ombos/sets/72157629304984389/ a lot of this stuff was moved out of luxor temple a while back - not sure if because unislamic - more curators seeing the islamic stuff as alien to the egyptian - which is big mistake as it often encaptulates archaeological memory - everyone waiting for the "other show to drop" as they say - The situation for tourism income is pretty dire with fall of more than 50% - more so in Cairo - Check Mara's blog for updates - think there are problems with police vacuum - they are so unpopular because o f past actions - need s to new beginning, uniforms, training - perhaps the army to become the police - http://maraegypt.blogspot.com/ senebty mogg > Thanks for uploading these pictures, I was really concerned when I heard they were being banned, as it could indicate the beginning of eradicating "unIslamic practices". As an Egyptian citizen I have been bemused by the discussion on tourism, family over there are telling us the situation is really dire, the Islamist are embolden by the lack of policing and religious minorities under threat. I'm waiting for calls to destroy the Pyramids like the Afghan Buddhas. > > Sent from my iPhone > > >