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The family of the late Egyptian artist Abdel Halim Hafez responded yesterday, Thursday, to the scientific explanation behind his body not decomposing despite having passed over 40 years since his death.
Mohamed Shabana, the nephew of Abdel Halim Hafez, denied the interpretation of the chief forensic scientist in Egypt and the former head of the “Zeinhom” morgue, Ayman Fouda, that the secret behind Halim’s body does not not decomposing is that it is buried in a desert environment, according to the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Watan.
Shabana confirmed that his uncle’s body is in the Al-Basateen area, and that it is in a natural environment and not desert or mountain, indicating that there are bodies next to the body of Abdel Halim Hafez, which decomposed naturally.
He added that Abdel Halim Hafez’s family were not interested in why his body had not decomposed throughout these years, after obtaining advice from the Islamic Council, which had asked them to not to delve into the knowledge of the scientific reasons for this. .
Ayman Fouda confirmed in statements to the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Watan, that “a person’s body can remain undecomposed after death for many years, up to 40,” explaining that “the main thing that can lead if the body is not decomposed, it is either buried in a mountainous area, that is, “in the middle of the mountains or in a dry desert which does not contain moisture”.
He added: “This is caused by the high temperature which dries up the water inside the cadaver, and therefore the activity of the decaying bacteria which leads to the erosion of the cadaver decreases.” Mummies, which means that the corpse retains the same components and its normal shape, but the flesh is very dry, without water.
Fouda also noted that “burying the corpse in the middle of water may in the long run retain the same characteristics, but it becomes limp surrounded by a white foam that looks like soap foam, a phenomenon called saponification” , saying: “The salts in the water interacts with the body salts and keeps the same shape of the body, it maintains its strength, but in a flaccid state and is not stiff, as it happens in the case described previously .
Muhammad Shabana, the son of the brother of the late Egyptian artist Abdel Halim Hafez, has revealed a surprise about the body of the brown nightingale, despite the fact that more than 40 years have passed since his burial.
Shabana added, in an interview with “The Seventh Day TV”, details of Nightingale’s body not decomposing, where he said: “I went to Fatwa house to transfer the bodies of my father and uncle Abdel Halim because of the groundwater, and we brought in experts and engineers, but we found that the water was not entering because of the rocks, but we preferred to take them. “
And he continued, “A sheikh from the mosque and other sheikhs went to the tomb. I found them saying I have to go down so that you can see with your eyes.”
Abdel Halim Hafez died on March 30, 1977 in the British capital, London, after a fierce battle with the disease.
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