In my new video, I call on the British Museum to do the right thing — to return Egypt’s ancient treasures taken during the 19th century under colonial domination, unequal treaties, and dubious “permits.” With the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids - a state-of-the-art, billion-dollar marvel - Egypt now has the perfect home to preserve and showcase its heritage where it truly belongs: in its own historical homeland.
فيه واحدة كاتبة إنها لما كانت بتدرس أي حاجة عن الحقبة الفرعونية -على حد تعبيرها- مكانتش بتحس بالانتماء بس لما راحت تركيا ودرست تاريخ الدولة العثمانية حست بالانتماء فعلًا وإن هو ده اللي أنا روحي فيه وهو ده اللي أنا عيني عليه
Lucky are they who got to train under Prof or simply witness his magic. He made everything look so easy, elegant and effortless. He’d always say: “Truth is beautiful. If it looks pretty, it must work”. He was the ultimate Renaissance artist in an OR. #mentor#livinglegend#GOAT
On this day in 1983, Dr. Magdi Yacoub performed the UK's first combined heart and lung transplant. It took a team of 20 doctors and nurses in north London, and the operation lasted more than 5 hours.