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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-uneasypeace16-2008dec16,0,5023450.story
Egyptian Intellectuals Pay Price for Curiosity
[Los Angeles Times] Jeffrey Fleishman - Egypt and Israel made peace in 1979, but most Egyptian artists and intellectuals don't accept it, and those who do are often vilified. Filmmaker Nadia Kamel's recent documentary about her mother's Jewish roots was attacked as a call to "normalize" relations with Israel. Opera singer Gaber Beltagui had his membership in the musicians union suspended in 2007 when he sang at the 100th anniversary of a Cairo synagogue.