Monday, August 01, 2005

If you must steal from history, get good parts

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=228&fArticleId=2793228
A letter addressing some of the recent discussions about racial characteristics of ancient Egyptians and others: "It is rather ironic that the black nationalists should want to appropriate Egyptian culture, because the Pharaohs have a long history of the enslavement of the peoples of Nubia, the peoples with a darker skin". See the letter on the above URL for more.

No comments: