The Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, confirmed on Saturday that communication has been ongoing with the British Museum regarding the details of stolen pharaonic.
Adele James, a black actress portraying Cleopatra, the last active queen of ancient Egypt whose father was Ptolemaic, in the Queen Cleopatra episode of Netflix’s new docu-series, African Queens, sparked a worldwide debate. The issue naturally hit Egyptian society closer to home than others, which led to James’ portrayal of Cleopatra to be formally addressed