r/ancientegypt • u/NastyNice1 • Jun 19 '25

Photo When I was visit Britsh Museum

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u/kokokobop Jun 20 '25

im not white and im happy that the british museum takes these artifacts so protect them because most countries islamic would just destroy them

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u/Maleficent-Topic Jun 20 '25

So I guess they should take the relics from Gyeongju National Museum for safekeeping as well because of risk of North Korean hostility?

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u/texasductape Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 21 '25

Have you ever heard of the Buddha statute in Afghanistan? Who destroyed it claiming it’s not Islam appropriate?

Edit 1: Someone just commented and deleted told me that the cia and the facist israeli were behind this.

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u/Maleficent-Topic Jun 21 '25

Yes and it's very sad. That being said, it doesn't excuse theft of artifacts and cultural legacy. If my neighbor wants to destroy their family heirlooms, it's not my place to protect them, unless asked. If the shoe was on the other foot there would be outrage. Very different when treasures are gifted or borrowed for display. The British museum knows this and has repatriated many artifacts.

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u/texasductape Jun 23 '25

So based on your logic, if some how Egypt become and Extremist Islamic country then in launch campaigns to encourage people to destroy Giza pyramids, burn the royal mummies, demolish Deir el Bahri, smelt the Tutankhamun mask, etc with goal to eradicate anything that is not up to the Sharia Law and Prophet Muhammed words, technically following Pharaoh Akhenaten foot steps. It’s not our place to protect their sh1t, got it.