Zahi Hawass and antiquity reclaims

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0104/p07s01-alar.html

"Zahi Hawass is one part celebrity, one part investigator. Egypt's lead sleuth in the country's hunt to reclaim ancient antiquities has gained a reputation for often strong-arming curators and bullying museum directors. But while he's attracted critics in his hunt for Egypt's mummies and pharaonic masks, his hard-nosed techniques are indeed paying off.

Some experts question Hawass's sometimes aggressive tactics. In his dispute with the St. Louis museum over a 3,000-year-old pharaonic mask, Hawass threatened to make the museum director's life unbearable. . . . There's also concern over whether Egypt can properly care for and display returned artifacts. Some experts say that Egypt's facilities, cataloguing, and personnel aren't up to the task. Others argue that today Egypt is building new museums of the highest international standards.
Regardless, the answer to disputes like Egypt's ultimately may be compromise."

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