Egyptian archaeologist to "Al-Dostour": Afrocentrists are trying to steal the Egyptian identity

Dr. Islam Mohamed Said, an Egyptian archaeologist, tourist guide, and member of the Arab Archaeologists Union, confirmed that Queen Cleopatra was of Macedonian Greek ancestry. However, he added that she embraced Egyptian culture and cosmetics and was deeply enamored with the Egyptian way of life. She even used different cosmetics to resemble the women of ancient Egypt.

In his statements to the "Al-Dostour" newspaper, he explained that many historians consider Cleopatra Egyptian, including the famous historian Plutarch. Some coins bear her face, revealing features that are not European but that Cleopatra's desire to resemble Egyptian women.

He added that, in general, we agree that Cleopatra was a Macedonian with white skin or Egyptian, but she was not African or from West Africa with dark skin.

He said that the Netflix series "Cleopatra" is an attempt to show that she was of African origins and had dark skin, which is an attempt to steal ancient Egyptian civilization, especially since the Ptolemies did not leave behind any bodies as they used to burn them.

He continued to say that there were attempts by the Afrocentric movement to steal the Egyptian identity, confirming that since the beginning of the era of unity and King Menes until the end of the era of the dynasties, there has been no intermingling with other genes from other civilizations. Although there was occupation by the Hyksos, Assyrians, Libyans, and the Kingdom of Kush, there was no gene mixing. Still, it was only an occupation policy, and the Egyptian race remained as it was.

This is evident through the marriage and divorce documents; no Egyptian woman married any foreigner. Even Queen Nefertiti did not marry again when her husband Akhenaten died. Queen Ankhesenamun, the wife of Tutankhamun, thought of marrying a king from an external kingdom after the death of her husband. Still, the Egyptians refused, and so did the leaders of the Egyptian army, who killed the foreign king because marrying foreigners was considered a violation of the constitution. Dr. Islam confirms.

He concluded that the Afrocentric have political purposes. There are indeed trends to cast doubt on the Egyptian identity since the 1970s, specifically with the emergence of Egyptology and nearly 50 years after the decoding of the Rosetta Stone. There were various movements to steal the Egyptian identity.