and, yes, trash is a problem
There is probably a single issue that has put off far too many guests who visit this country for the first time, leaving them…
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the 5th Pillar of Islam : the Pilgrimage
Perhaps many of us did not even know there were 5 pillars of Islam! There are 5 basic components of the Islamic belief: the…
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How to eat a whole fried fish
Most of us from outside of Egypt, may be used to buying and eating fish in our home countries. Where you come from, it…
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it’s the most wonderful month of the Year!
WHAT IS RAMADAN? In the Islamic calendar, it is the 9th month, and it is a month that more than 1 billion Muslims celebrate…
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hard work, good food and working together
HARVEST TIME IN THE NILE DELTA When you feel the first hint of summer coming, what plans do you make? What pops into your…
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Where oil, salt and cumin are the main ingredients
One of our tour guides from Fowa (look it up in the Nile Delta…..) asked me recently why foreigners do not “know” beans! This…
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Where fashion abounds
What do women wear in Muslim countries? Your answer to this question is probably completely inaccurate! Most of us foreigners tend to have very…
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Where bread is life, and life is about getting bread
What is your staple food? Most of us “agaenib” (Arabic for foreigners) have forgotten what it is like to be in a country that…
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the beautiful, and the not-so beautiful!
When many of us are thinking about our first trip to Egypt, our minds are full of pictures: *ancient Egypt *majestic Pharaohs *Anthony and…
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where a green light does not necessarily mean “GO”
One of the main things that: * shock * stress * confuse * frighten * & horrify first-time visitors to Egypt, (and yes, even…
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