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For Met Security Officer Armia Malak Khalil, it started as just another day—until a chance encounter and a friendly conversation led to something unexpected. Now, his art is featured in "Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now." As Armia puts it, “Magic happened here.” See #MetFlightIntoEgypt now... show more

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Dad Knows Best1 year ago

I was interested until this turned woke. The more you celebrate and differentiate us by race and gender, the more you divide us. stop.

Allie Sutherland1 year ago

That's an amazing story- so how do I become a Met security officer?

Alexander Boldizar2 years ago

"Elmore Leonard meets Nabokov, Michael Crichton meets Vonnegut, Carl Hiaasen meets Joseph Heller. And it has what is probably the best gunfight in literary history."

VJ Cambridge1 year ago

wow.

Hayal1 year ago

Nice story, how lucky man you are "Magic happened here.” 🍀🥰

Beccaartist 👻 ([email protected])1 year ago

How lovely

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