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#al rifai mosque

Three valuable Islamic lamps that were looted from Cairo's Al-Rifa'i mosque and replaced with fakes are set to return to Egypt, according to the Ministry of Antiquities. One lamp is currently at the Egyptian embassy in London, while the other two are in the United Arab Emirates and all three will be sent to Cairo. One of the lamps turned up for sale at British auction house Christie’s and aroused the suspicion of Egyptian architect and conservation activist Omneya Abdel…