How Does Religion Affect Egypt

“90% of all Egyptians are Muslim”(“Religion”), followers of Islam. Islam is a religion where there is only one god, however there are multiple prophets. The islamic god is known as Allah. Instead of having a bible, muslims have something called the Qur’an. The Qur’an is said to be the final revelation of Allah. In the government most things are based on the religion of Islam. These things could be the laws or the who is elected president. With the amount of Muslims in Egypt, the religion of Islam easily affects the lives of the Egyptians. Religion impacts the lives of the of the citizens of Egypt through eating, personal appearance, and government. The first way that religion affects the lives of the Egyptians is through eating. “According to the Qur’an (Muslim holy book), the consumption of pork and alcohol are prohibited” (“Diet”).So basically they are limited to what they can eat. Next, during the holiday of Ramadan, they can only eat early in the morning and early in the night. In this case it is the holidays that affect eating. Finally religion affects the typical table manners. Often times, the people will not eat everything on their plate. This is a symbol of abundance and compliment. Overall, whether it is what they eat, when they eat …show more content…
First of all, visitors to a mosque must remove their shoes before entering, and the visitors must wear clothing that covers their entire body. Next, what rural men and women wear will likely be affected. Rural men often wear the galabiya (a long, loose-fitting robe), and a head covering similar to a turban called an emma. Women wear a hijab, or Islamic head covering (“Appearance”). Finally many men's facial appearance is impacted. Many of the men believe that they need to grow beards (“Egypt”). All in all, personal appearance is impacted through what is worn in places of worship, and what men and women wear