PART I
Certain Infamy in Egyptology and Museology

PART II
"The Truth Is On The March"

PART III
Unfinished Draft
of a Letter

PART IV
Psalms
Men in High Places
Quotations & Statements
Letter to Egyptologists

PART V
"Common Sense to Ponder..."

PART VI
"Je Cherche Un Homme"

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by
Edmond Robert Mansoor

Demands For Redress In The Name Of God

So, this writing is definitely not an appeal to the authorities of the BMFA or the BM, and of course not to the dissident Egyptologists. It is a DEMAND FOR REDRESS from all of them.

1) I demand from the BMFA to revoke their infamous report concerning our Amarna sculptures, as it is an outstanding example of scientific illiteracy. Furthermore, that museum must apologize to the Mansoors for all the incalculable harm and losses it caused them.

2) I demand from the BM to retract their infamous letters promoting the shameful BMFA's report, and for misleading the public. They must also apologize for the tremendous harm and losses they caused the Mansoors.

The antiquated legacy and policy of both museums stink. It should be noted that the authorities of both institutions are humans and fallible. And it would have saved all concerned so much pain and losses, if those authorities of 50 years ago would have investigated the matter, when we supplied them with an excellent scientific report by two Egyptian Museum scientists.

If today's authorities of the two concerned museums are all honest in every respect, and I hope to God they are, they will immediately investigate the matter. And should they find there was an error in the BMFA's report, they definitely "should manfully own up to it." The sooner, the better.

As for the dissident Egyptologists, particularly those who commented arrogantly, cavalierly, and convincingly on the Collection, and they include Profs. Grenier and Wildung, I demand from them to retract their infamous statements, if they want my respect. I prefer not to dwell on their account at this time, but I may have to in the near future if I do not get soon their apologies, since they are wrong.

My demands are fully justified, and made in the name of God and humanity, for the sake of justice and truth, arts and sciences, and for the sake of a public that has been denied justice for half a century. I and the other Mansoors, as well as all people from the universe, are the public. And in the name of God and humanity, I also demand justice for an extremely attractive Collection of rare artifacts of cultural heritage whose only "crime" is its stunning beauty.

To conclude the first part of this August 1999 writing, I'd like to quote the conclusion of a letter by a great scholar, Prof. Leonard D. DuBoff, when he was teaching at Stanford University Law School. He addressed it to the President of the Association of American Museums in 1972. He wrote to him the following:

"In short, I urge you to afford the Mansoors the due process which is part of our American heritage, for as Mr. Justice Frankfurter so aptly put it: ‘Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late’ (Henslee v. Union Planters Bank 335 U.S. 595 at 600)."

Humbly written with profound regrets,

Edmond R. Mansoor

August 1999

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