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Ahmed al-Tayeb, a part time antiquities restoration worker, sits with two his children June 6, 2009 outside a new home provided to him in New Gourna after his family house in Gourna was razed by Egyptian authorities. Al-Tayeb is one of thousands of Egyptians displaced forcibly by Egyptian authorities as part of a 30 year, 5 Egyptian pound redevelopment plan in Luxor and the surrounding area.(Photo by Scott Nelson, for the Times)

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Copyright: Scott Nelson 2009
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Contained in galleries: Luxor Redevelopment Plan

Ahmed al-Tayeb, a part time antiquities restoration worker, sits with two his children June 6, 2009 outside a new home provided to him in New Gourna after his family house in Gourna was razed by Egyptian authorities. Al-Tayeb is one of thousands of Egyptians displaced forcibly by Egyptian authorities as part of a 30 year, 5 Egyptian pound redevelopment plan in Luxor and the surrounding area.(Photo by Scott Nelson, for the Times)