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List of Issues | Issue 3 (15 February 2004)

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The Egyptian Identity: Pharoahs, Moslems, Arabs, Africans, Middle Easterners or Mediterranean People?
Who are Egyptians? The simple answer would be like that: Egyptians are descendants of Pharaohs. Egypt which has a majority of Moslems is located in the African continent ... Continue

Previous Topics:
Food Habits in Egyptian Key Events (issue 1)
Egyptian Matrimony: Man Got to Do it All (issue 2)

Archaeology Watch

New Kalabsha Island Turns into an Open-Air Museum

Egyptian Culture Minister said a project to develop the archaeological monuments of New Kalabsha Island has just ... Continue

Previous Archaeology Watches:
Thousands of antiquities retrieved (issue 1)

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When you hear about Egypt, what kind of identity that jumps to your mind?

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Pharaonic Party wants to join political life in Egypt … giving up Arabism
CAIRO (youregypt.com) - A group of intellectuals have formed a party called Masr Al-Om (Egypt the Motherland) which highlights the Pharaonic identity of Egypt at the expense of other identities. The group intends to present an official bid to the ...

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Egyptian Girls
When you are engaged: If you tried to kiss her, you are impolite. If you didn’t, you are not a man ...

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“If we want democracy, we have to throw ourselves in it and combat its waves, because that is the only way for us to cross ... ”

-- Naguib Mahfouz

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“Turn the Pot on its Mouth, and the Girl will Resemble Her Mother”

Explanation: The proverb means that ...

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