The Great Sphinx at Giza is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. Perhaps this is one reason why it has attracted so much attention from both scholarly and non-scholarly researchers. Many people have always tried to find mysteries surrounding the Sphinx.

I recently travelled to Canada and America for two lectures and to bring back to Egypt an important artifact: the coffin of Imesy. I am glad I was able to attend this repatriation ceremony and return this treasure to Egypt.

Recently I went to the Egyptian Museum for an interview with an Egyptian talk show, called “Talk of the City.” This is a very popular one-hour program in Egypt that features stories and events that are being talked about around the city.

One of the most famous sites in Egypt has always been the Valley of the Kings, which has revealed to us such wonders as the tomb of Tutankhamun. However, all of the major discoveries of the past were made by foreign archaeologists. I was determined that Egyptian archaeologists should become part of the process of excavation and discovery, so in November 2007, the first all-Egyptian team to ever work in the Valley began excavating the area behind the tomb of Merenptah.