Hawass: Statue Changed Course of my Life [Video]

By: Ali Abu-Dashish, Taarek Refaat

CAIRO, Feb. 17 (SEE)- Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said that he studied law and wished to become a lawyer to defend the oppressed. However, he did not associate with the law and shifted his principal to archeology.

In an interview with Mona El-Shazly on CBC channel, Hawass said that he was told to continue his studies in the Faculty of Archeology. “I wasn’t a hardworking student, who passed all his courses,” he added.

“My life has changed after I inspected the first statue following graduation, and I began to study hard, deciding to earn a master of arts degree in Egyptology and later Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania,” Hawass added.

“When you admire something, you become creative in it,” he concluded.

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