If the Great Sphinx of Giza still had a nose, it would thumb it at its detractors. The expression on Egypt's most enduring historical representation suggests it has endured the sternest of examinations.
Its ability to endure could be compared to the Egyptian economy, battered by years of turmoil and uncertainty. Yet it constantly fights back.
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