https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2018-03-29 00:21:37 UTC 2025-11-07 06:33:04 UTC hello@padlet.com lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247110064 By far the most important holiday in Egypt is Ramadan.The holiday is named for the month of the Islamic calendar in which it occurs as a celebration of the first part of the revelation of the Qur’an to the Prophet Mohammed. Most Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.The fast can have an effect on schedules with restaurants and shops staying closed during the middle of the day and opening after the fast is broken at sundown. They use this time to focus on ones inner self and step away from pleasures. Before the fast, Muslims have a pre-dawn meal of power foods to get them through the day. Ramadan will occur this year on May 15 and last until June 14.]]> 2018-03-29 00:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247110064 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247111611 Egyptians will always greet you with a smile and a gracious inquiry as to your health. It is inappropriate to touch a women in public, but men are often seen holding hands, with arms wrapped around each other or kissing each other on the cheek in greeting. Women are not required to wear a head scarf, but are required to dress conservatively. Weddings in Egypt are mostly arranged through a contract of the groom and the brides parents. Wealthier families spend more by getting a ballroom and are spread out for several days. Divorce is not very common but normally the father gets custody and the dowry must be returned. ]]> 2018-03-29 00:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247111611 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247116488 With the current election that opened up on March 26 eligible voters who do not vote will be fined 500 Egyptian pounds or $28. The country's current president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, is expected to win a second term. Mr. Sisi led the military's revolution of then President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. Since then, he has overseen what human rights group say is an "unprecedented crackdown" that has led to the detention of tens of thousands of people.

]]> 2018-03-29 01:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247116488 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247117465 Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, Egypt has experienced a fall in both foreign investment and tourism. For most Egyptians, rising food prices caused the most problems. The pound's devaluation has also made it harder to get fuel. The state has stopped getting diesel since the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Mohamed Morsi's Islamist-led government had kept Egypt afloat with short-term measures. Later that year, General Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi became president and has since then risen the economy.]]> 2018-03-29 01:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247117465 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247118516 Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism. The three million Egyptians working abroad in Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Europe also contribute. 50 percent of its production is used for livestock and poultry feed,and cotton has traditionally been the most important fibre crop in Egypt. The leading agricultural export crop is sugar crops. Their tourism is beginning to grow again since the economic crisis of 2013.]]> 2018-03-29 01:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247118516 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247120976 Egyptians have a political system that is a republic, unitary state, and semi-presidential system. The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt, adopted in 1971 and amended in 1980, declares Egypt as an Arab Republic with a democratic system. The Egyptian system is based on a Multi-party system. There is currently 17 active political parties representing. Presently the National Democratic Party holds the majority of seats in the People's Assembly .]]> 2018-03-29 01:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247120976 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247121866 Ancient Egypt and MOdern Egypt both had social classes with an leader at the top, priest and religious importance in the middle, and farmers at the bottom. In Ancient Egypt a Pharaoh was the absolute leader much like a president who is their current leader. Besides an absolute leader both governments use religion to enforce laws. Social classes have not changed since the ancient times, they have just become more modern.]]> 2018-03-29 01:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247121866 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247122808 About 90 percent of the Egyptian population are Sunni Muslims, 8 percent are Coptic Christians and the remaining 2 percent are Jewish or of other Christian denominations. The Islamic values are personal and political aspects. Egyptians have strong family values and are expected to be faithful to members of their immediate and extended families. Most businesses are closed on Fridays, the Muslim holy day, with some also closed on Thursdays. The main Islamic holidays are Ramadan, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Islamic New Year, and the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Various Christian holidays are also observed by the Christian population.]]> 2018-03-29 01:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247122808 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247125297 Typical Egyptian dishes include aish, aish baladi, baba Ghanoush, basbousa, and many more. Lunch is normally served between 1 and 4pm while dinner is usually from 8pm to midnight. Aish is the Egyptian traditional pocket bread similar to pita bread. It is made by mixing wheat flour, water and salt then baked and Aish baladi is wheat bread. Baba Ghanoush is made from grilled eggplant that is peeled then mashed and mixed with tahini (see below), lemon juice, salt, pepper, parsley, cumin and dressed with olive oil. This dip has a smoky flavor and is best served with pita bread. Basbousa is a sweet semolina cake which is soaked in a syrup that has a floral scent (made from rose water and sometimes lemon and honey). These are just to name a few.]]> 2018-03-29 02:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247125297 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126451 It’s one of the biggest cities in the Middle East. One of the biggest things that attracts millions of tourists to Cairo are the pyramids and the Sphinx. Cairo also has the Egyptian museum that contains pieces of King Tut's tomb. This is the best place for tourist to go to. You will see the most attractions and be apart of Egyptian culture at its finest. ]]> 2018-03-29 02:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126451 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126484 The designations of the pyramids Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaur correspond to the kings for whom they were built. The northernmost and oldest pyramid of the group was built for Khufu, middle Khafre, and Menkaur the last one. The burial chambers are missing and don't hold up to their height anymore, but still are a significant place.]]> 2018-03-29 02:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126484 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126529 Alexandria is a Mediterranean port city in Egypt. During the Hellenistic period, it was home to a lighthouse ranking among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as well as a storied library. The city also has Greco-Roman landmarks as well. The city was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, until his defeat by the Arabs.]]> 2018-03-29 02:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126529 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126675 It is also referred to as "The Gate Way to the Afterlife". The Ancient Egyptians built this for their Pharaohs on  the Nile's west bank near Luxor. Purposefully built in the middle of the desert to scare away thieves, most of the graves were robbed in ancient times, but the tombs that remain still offer important clues to the past. Not all the tombs were robbed though; this is where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, complete with its riches and new tombs are still being located today. ]]> 2018-03-29 02:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126675 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126855 Coral reefs and turquoise waters are great for windsurfing on Egypt's Red Sea Coast. Their is long stretches of white sandy beaches along the Read Sea. There is also a large amount of wild life to be seen here as well. ]]> 2018-03-29 02:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247126855 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247201401 2018-03-29 11:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247201401 lilacoburn https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247201493 2018-03-29 11:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lilacoburn/dwz2srswjowx/wish/247201493