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Cairo Paints Over 'Dark-Skinned' Tutankhamun and Nefertiti Mural Amid Outcry
A 66-metre AI-assisted mural of Tutankhamun and Nefertiti was removed from Tahrir Square hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit after criticism that the pharaohs' dark skin revived disputed Afrocentric claims — the latest fight over how ancient Egypt is depicted.
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