Cairo

The Cairo Trilogy, written by one of the most outstanding novelists of the Middle East, Naguib Mahfouz, covers life in Cairo since the Egypt's revolt against the British occupation in 1919 and anticipates Egypt's official independence in 1952. The issues of Egypt discussed in the novel remind of issues of Egyptian society nowadays, including moderate versus radical Islam, military repression, and the role of women inside and outside of the household. The trilogy explores different dimensions of women's position and power, such as women's access to property, their role inside of the household and their social participation. The three novels together display life in Egypt starting with the revolt against British protectorate until its movement…

Pt20, Pt25, Pt50 Banknotes: Freq Used: £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200 ( Egyptian Pound rates, news, and tools) Language and Religion: The official language of Egypt is Arabic. The country does have a low literacy rate but among the educated most of them are fluent in English or french or both, in addition to Arabic. In survey done by the Economist in 2013 shows that the english literacy rate 4.74 out of 8.0 which is low but it is ranked 4th in the Middle East and is better than some European…

Egypt is located in Africa in the north. One of the most important parts of Egypt's Economy is the Nile river because without it Egypt would be all a desert. Egypt is sometimes divided into two parts called north Egypt and south Egypt because the Nile flows from south to north. The landscape has low mountains and desert that is in southern Egypt, in northern Egypt, there are wide valleys near the Nile and desert area. The capital is called Cairo and has a lot of farms because it is located on…

from the crusade, lest they subject their soldiers to starvation.) 7.) (How he treated his disorderly soldiers) When it came to his soldiers, Saladin chose to improve upon his current soldiers, maintaining discipline through religious motivation, rather than simply replacing the undisciplined or old troops with newer and improved forces. 8.) (Change for Islam) In regards to his dreams for Islam, Saladin strived for a more unified religion, this meant uniting Muslims. He wanted a more…

Chapter One Geology of Nile Delta of Egypt Introduction Egypt is about 1001449 Km², located in the Northern corner of Africa. Nile Delta is controlled with Nile river branches. Nile river is about 6825 Km long. It Extends from Latitude 4° S to 31° N from Ethiopia, Kenyan plateau and African highland to the Mediterranean sea. It’s the longest river in the world. Without Nile River and its valley Fig. (1.1) Egypt is mainly a desert country ( Sestini ,1995) The present Nile Delta region is…

On the one hand, Naguib Mahfouz chose Alexandria as a setting for Miramar. He wrote about it after the Nasser's revolution when only few traces of the cosmopolitan still there. However, it seems from the comparison he made between Cairo and Alexandria that Alexandria is drastically affected by the departure of the Alexandrians with foreign origins and foreigners. Alexandria in the novel is not only a setting or environment, but also a state of mind, symbol or a philosophy. Each character has…

change caused this one unique population of fish to be simplified and increase the production of fishing industries due to the amount of fish that can be fished. With all the great advancements that Ancient Egypt had, they were able to respect the Nile River because they knew of the wealth it provided them with in its most humble living period. The Nile this day also faces problems of pollution. In the city of Cairo, Egypt the city has increased the phosphorous and nitrogen conditions of the…

Half a Day and Zaabalawi Najib Mahfuz was born in Cairo in 1911. Mahfuz is a 1988 Nobel Prize winner in literature, by displaying artistic, cultural, and structure through his writing. Mahfuz uses symbols and hidden messages in his writing to make the reader search for the true meaning be hidden them. Two of Mahfouz stories show his rage of creativity, Half a Day and Zaabalawi. In these two short stories, he shows great examples of his culture through time and religion. In Half a Day, Mahfuz…

The name given is Karim Bin Rashid. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. He is an industrial designer originating in Egypt and his birth in Canada. He was born in 1960 and in 2017 his age grew at 57 years. Now he lives in Cairo, Egypt. He has produced many products from his own designs or ideas. Among the designs that have been produced are luxury items, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, packaging and so on. Thus, he has been awarded the title of Time Magazine which has described it…

the prominent roles played by women at Khafra's court. He also may have married two other queens. Khafra ruled in the fourth dynasty of Egypt’s reign. He took power at the death of his older brother Djedefre, and some experts theorize that Khafre murdered his brother to take the throne. His pyramid, often called the Pyramid of Chephren or the Second Great Pyramid, is built on higher ground and so appears to be taller than his father Khufu's Great Pyramid, but it is actually about thirty feet…