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Αναδημοσιεύω παρακάτω την ανακοίνωση του Καθ. James Allen, Προέδρου της Διεθνούς Ένωσης των Αιγυπτολόγων, όπως αναρτήθηκε στην επίσημη ιστοσελίδα της Ένωσης (http://www.iae-egyptology.org/). Από την πλευρά μου, ως εκπρόσωπος της Ελλάδας στο Συμβούλιο της Ένωσης, σας εημερώνω ότι έχουν αποσταλεί προς τον Zahi Hawass, το Ανώτατο Συμβούλιο Αρχαιοτήτων της Αιγύπτου, την Αιγυπτιακή Πρεσβεία στην Αθήνα, και σε συναδέλφους Αιγυπτολόγους που ζουν και εργάζονται στην Αίγυπτο σχετικές επιστολές και μηνύματα συμπαράστασης, βοήθειας αλλά και εγρήγορσης για τη φύλαξη και σωτηρία της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς της Αιγύπτου υπό το βάρος των δραματικών πολιτικών εξελίξεων των τελευταίων ημερών. Είναι χρέος όλων μας να δραστηροποιηθούμε, με όποιον τρόπο μπορούμε, ώστε τα κρίσιμα πολιτικά γεγονότα και οι αναταραχές που μαίνονται στην Αίγυπτο να αφήσουν αλώβητα τα μεγαλειώδη μνημεία του αιγυπτιακού πολιτισμού και της παγκόσμιας πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς.
Statement of the President of the International Association of Egyptologists
Source: IAE
"Dear colleagues and members of the International Association of Egyptolgists,
The entire world has watched the events of the past few days in Egypt with both joy and anxiety. Our joy at the courage and determination shown by the Egyptian people, however, has been tempered by anxiety at the news of the damage to Egypt's cultural heritage, both in the Cairo Museum and at sites around the country.
It is difficult for those of us outside of Egypt to know how best to respond to this crisis. I have been trying for several days to reach Zahi Hawass without success, and have texted one of his close associates with the message that the IAE stands ready to assist in any way possible,
should he desire to call on us. I have also mailed a letter to the US State Department asking that they authorize the use of US assets in Egypt to help in securing Egypt's cultural heritage from further damage.
With the country still largely unreachable by email, internet, or cell phones, there is not much else we can do at the moment. Should you wish to do something, it may help to ask your own governments to assist the Egyptians in guarding museums, magazines, and sites around the country. If you receive confirmed news of specific antiquities that have been stolen, please consider posting the details on the IAE website, which was designed in part for that purpose. You can also try, as many of us in the US have, to reach your colleagues in Egypt with the message that we stand ready to assist them should they call on us.
This is both a hopeful and fearful time for Egypt, the country we all love next to our own. We stand in awe of the courage shown by the Egyptian people and wish them every success in their current struggle".
The entire world has watched the events of the past few days in Egypt with both joy and anxiety. Our joy at the courage and determination shown by the Egyptian people, however, has been tempered by anxiety at the news of the damage to Egypt's cultural heritage, both in the Cairo Museum and at sites around the country.
It is difficult for those of us outside of Egypt to know how best to respond to this crisis. I have been trying for several days to reach Zahi Hawass without success, and have texted one of his close associates with the message that the IAE stands ready to assist in any way possible,
should he desire to call on us. I have also mailed a letter to the US State Department asking that they authorize the use of US assets in Egypt to help in securing Egypt's cultural heritage from further damage.
With the country still largely unreachable by email, internet, or cell phones, there is not much else we can do at the moment. Should you wish to do something, it may help to ask your own governments to assist the Egyptians in guarding museums, magazines, and sites around the country. If you receive confirmed news of specific antiquities that have been stolen, please consider posting the details on the IAE website, which was designed in part for that purpose. You can also try, as many of us in the US have, to reach your colleagues in Egypt with the message that we stand ready to assist them should they call on us.
This is both a hopeful and fearful time for Egypt, the country we all love next to our own. We stand in awe of the courage shown by the Egyptian people and wish them every success in their current struggle".
James P. Allen
President of the IAE
President of the IAE
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