Plans to demolish the tomb of Taha Hussein, and his granddaughter is considering moving his body to a country that respects the peace of the dead.. What are the details of the story?

The interactive bulletin “Nasratkom” dated 9/04/2022 followed up on the details of this story, which began after the circulation of a picture in front of the cemetery showing the word “removal” written on the door of Taha Hussein’s tomb in red, which raised the fears of writers, archaeologists and history experts from the circulating news. Regarding the validity of a decision to demolish the cemetery.

In turn, the family of the Egyptian writer Taha Hussein entered the line of this controversy, and Maha Aoun, the granddaughter of the great writer, wrote on her Facebook account, saying, "We do not even know if the decision was taken, but instead of informing us that, the grave was desecrated first with a red x, which is "It's a crime in some countries. Over the past months we've tried to get answers, but even the slightest respect for telling people that their roots will be uprooted we didn't get."

And she added in the same publication, "Against this situation, the family's reactions were different. I wanted to transfer the remains of Taha Hussein to a country where the authorities respect the peace of the dead and perhaps even honor a figure who was a pioneer in the renaissance industry, but my uncle and aunt rejected the idea; they said that no one buried here would be satisfied that buried outside Egypt.

Maha went back and edited the post later, writing, "Update: A few hours after this post was published, I went to the grave to find them obscuring the word 'remove' with yellow paint. Hopefully this will be the final decision."

The news of plans to demolish the tomb of Taha Hussein aroused strong rejection and anger from writers and intellectuals, considering that the demolition of the cemetery is a violation of Egypt's historical heritage and antiquities.

Social media users interacted widely on the hashtag "Taha Hussein", appealing to those responsible for the decision to disregard the demolition, and others suggested moving Taha Hussein's remains to a new cemetery in Cairo.

The uproar caused by these circulating news prompted the Cairo Governorate to respond through its Facebook account, saying, "Cairo Governorate confirms that what is being circulated on news websites and social media pages regarding the removal of the tomb of the Dean of Arabic Literature, Dr. Taha Hussein, is incorrect, and that what is being done in the region is not true. It is being circulated about it completely untrue."

Among the interactions that “Nasratkm” monitored on this issue was a tweet by Mr. Mounir, in which he said, “If the state does not resolve this issue in a framework worthy of one of the greatest who gave birth to Egypt from the nineteenth century to its date, then it is our duty to announce the opening of subscription in accordance with the correct law and the establishment of A Cairo-based cemetery befits this venerable sanctuary.

Writer Ibrahim Farghali said, "After the news of the removal of the tomb of the Dean of Literature, who is credited with the opportunity to educate all, and the proposals to move the cemetery inside or outside Mahrousa, which is proud of, why not take advantage of this opportunity by building a burial ground for the greats such as the Pantheon in Paris, and this building is opened in Cairo by including the remains of Dr. Taha Hussein.

Omar Ammar wrote, "Many neighboring cemeteries are already being removed, including my family's cemetery, which is required to be removed.. Taha Hussein's cemetery has been marked with a red X in preparation for its removal. The strange thing is that we have not received an official decision to remove it from any official body.. Whether the Cairo Governorate or the Council of Ministers.. and they told us that dealing with the education officer responsible for the region!!! Is this a reasonable talk?????

Amr Fathy said, "Is Egypt unable to build tombs worthy of the greats of Egypt throughout history and make them in one place, similar to the Valley of the Kings, we work as the Valley of the Greats, knowing that ancient Egypt is a civilization of what remains of the tombs and pyramids, the cost is very low and the return is unlimited."