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Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Evil Eye
UncategorizedJuly 15, 2018

Evil Eye

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Attempting to try and explain the evil eye in a short blog is an intimidating task. However its prevalence in the culture in this…

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Kunafa
UncategorizedJune 14, 2018

Kunafa

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Ramadan is a month of fasting for Muslims around the world. But also key during this time is the “breakfast” (the breaking of the…

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Waiting in Line
UncategorizedMay 15, 2018

Waiting in Line

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Probably the thing that irritates, frustrates, annoys and drives foreigners to distraction is the concept of politely standing in line while waiting your turn…

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Cleaning day
UncategorizedApril 23, 2018

Cleaning day

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Where strength and a lot of water are required…! For some it can be a bit of a shock to discover that you have…

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100 cups and 50 towels….
UncategorizedFebruary 14, 2018

100 cups and 50 towels….

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Preparation for a wedding is complex and convoluted in any culture. Here in Egypt possibly even more complicated is the setting up of the…

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David Roberts (1796-1864)
UncategorizedNovember 16, 2017

David Roberts (1796-1864)

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

As you wander around Egypt, at bookshops, gift shops, stationary shops, one begins to notice a specific kind of artwork that appears in books…

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Miggelil – pickled vegetables
UncategorizedOctober 3, 2017

Miggelil – pickled vegetables

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

With almost any food you eat: a plated meal a sandwich breakfast liver with rice grilled chicken and fried…. you will find a couple…

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Nobel Winners
UncategorizedJuly 15, 2017

Nobel Winners

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

One of the hotels near where we live, is called the “Nobel” hotel. I had always assumed it was supposed to be “Noble” hotel,…

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One of the greatest travelers of all time
UncategorizedJune 17, 2017

One of the greatest travelers of all time

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

If you were asked who you thought were some of the greatest travelers of all time, who would you say? * Herodius… * Marco…

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The “Desert Fathers” in Egypt
UncategorizedMay 14, 2017

The “Desert Fathers” in Egypt

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

… men (and some women) who sought solitude and prayer … Early Monasticsm: The “Desert Fathers” is the title given to the early Christian…

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