Egyptian meeting Israelis
I don’t know if many Egyptians, Arabs or Muslims follow me, but this post is specifically for you. If you are on the road, outside your country and away from your circle of friends, you naturally meet different people from several backgrounds and countries. And usually before talking to them you have no idea of where they are from or what is their religion. You just talk because the situation made you talk. And for me, on several occasions, I have met many Israelis. Mind you, this was not the first time that I met any Israelis in my life, because due to my ex-job’s location, in Sinai, I...
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Killing Alexandria’s Culture! Demolishing the Greek Club Bar
I know Egyptians don’t care that much about history and heritage. As long as we can make more money, we will, even if it means stealing and selling what is supposed to be publicly owned by all Egyptians as it is their heritage. Many times I have seen villas and old – beautiful – buildings being demolished to be replaced by huge buildings, just so the owner of the building will make some money (it is a very profitable business in Egypt) But for the first time I really feel the pain of it. When a place that is very close to my heart is being demolished while I am writing this post. For...
Read MoreRotten Easter Fish
Rotten Easter Fish; Easter and Rotten Fish? What do they have to do with each other? Well it is not the Christian Easter fish; it is the Pharaonic Easter’s fish. Let me introduce you at the beginning to the Egyptian spring holidays. First comes the Coptic Easter Sunday, which isn’t usually on the same Sunday as the Catholic Easter. For instance, at this year, the year of 2012, Catholics celebrated Easter one Sunday before the Copts. The Monday following the Coptic Easter is what is called in Arabic “Sham El Neseem”, which has a literal translation of smelling the breeze, and Egyptians...
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