posted ago by turtlebam ago by turtlebam +4 / -0

In Egypt under Al-Sisi dictatorship, everything old is being demolished. Ancient cemeteries, ancient mosques and any old houses through the excuse of development.

Link1: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-furious-history-graves-city-dead-cairo

Link2: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65697835

Link3: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cop-egypt-government-bulldozing-unesco-world-heritage-site-summit

Curiously enough, ancient Jewish cemeteries in Cairo are being well taken care of and renovated!

Link: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2022/11/21/restored-jewish-family-cemetery-reopens-in-cairos-basatin-district/

In Sudan, during the on going war instigated by israeli backed parties, Universities have not only been targeted and looted, special squads went there and burnt them up. Specifically one library containing very rare manuscripts which took decades to accumulate.

Link1: https://www.easternherald.com/2023/05/19/documents-in-the-midst-of-flames-war-threatens-to-erase-the-memory-of-the-sudanese/

Link2: https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2023-05-20-"they-burned-the-memory-of-the-homeland"--anger-in-sudan-over-the-burning-of-the-library-of-al-ahlia-university.B1xTq5Urn.html

The same that happened in Iraq with their museums is happening in Sudan. And happening in Egypt through indirect methods.