Many people make the mistake of thinking that dreams cannot come true, but they can. You have to believe, and know that they are more than just imagination.

— Zahi Hawass

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Something that Happened on my Birthday
Something that Happened on my Birthday

(Photo: Matjaz Kachicnik)

I want to tell you something very touching that happened on my birthday. Omar Sharif had organised a dinner party for me in Cairo the night before my birthday; shortly before midnight a birthday cake was brought in, covered in candles, and everyone was happy. Then Omar Sharif said that he wanted to give his present to me – he sang happy birthday in the same way that Marilyn Monroe sang to Jack Kennedy! It was amazing. If I had closed my eyes I wouldn’t even have known it was Omar Sharif, he really sang like her. Everyone was touched, and applauded.

 

Later, on April 9th, the night before Omar Sharif’s birthday I organised a party for him at an Italian restaurant in Cairo, and I sang happy birthday to him, but not like Marilyn Monroe... 

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Celebrating 120 Years of Spanish Archaeology

Location

Egypt
30° 3' 34.5096" N, 31° 15' 21.9744" E

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Relief from the Newly Discovered Temple in the Sinai
Neb Re Statue
Radar Survey of the Temple of Taposiris Magna in Progress
Dr. Hawass gazing at the site of Taposiris Magna
Always Working
The Entrance Gate to the Enclosure Wall of Taposiris Magna
Beni Hassan Tomb
Zahi Hawass and Shakira

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