Egypt to open Nasser museum in 2015
State-sponsored cultural emblems have become commonplace since the military took power in July 2013, but at the expense of free cultural expression.
CAIRO, Egypt — In Manshiyet El-Bakry stands the house where Gamal Abdel Nasser lived and died. Millions of Egyptians thronged these European boulevards on Oct. 1, 1970, to mourn the passing of Nasser and his pan-Arabist project.
But until now, the Heliopolis home has never been open to the public.
