Egypt bans archaeologists for portraying Beyoncé and Rihanna as ancient Queen Nefertiti
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msn.comEgypt has banned Dutch archaeologists from the country amid a dispute over the portrayal of black American entertainers as rulers of Ancient Egypt.
Officials in the North African country have reportedly grown tired of comparisons between Queen Nefertiti - the wife of pharaoh Akhenaten - and R&B superstar Beyonce.
Singer Beyonce, 41, who is also known as Queen Bey, famously appeared dressed as Nefertiti at the Coachella festival in 2018, even selling merchandise dedicated to her.
Now, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) has reopened old wounds, angering Cairo with the launch of its exhibition, 'Kemet', or 'Black Land'.
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