UNESCO is the United Nation's Cultural arm. It is supposed to represent art and other such vehicles of freedom, expression and ideas.
But, in the literal no-man's land that is the UN, the favorite candidate to lead such a mission would be an individual who, himself, has threatened to burn books. No worries though - it was only Israeli books he wants to burn.
Farouk Hosni, seen below posing like any stupid tourist, is Egypt's Minister of Culture. Supposedly a progressive and an artist, Hosni has proven his Jew-hatingness by threatening, on the floor of Egypt's Parliament to personally burn Israeli books.
As an artist, I am offended. As a writer, I am fearful. As a Jew, well...I am not surprised. Unfortunately.
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