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Looks like this thread hasn't been updated for a while. Anyways, I will add new links here, in case someone is checking the thread. All of these have updated Egypt information:
Language
Arabic is the official language; English and French are used by an educated elite; Nobiin, Berber and Coptic are used for religious purposes.
Area size...
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It was interesting to note that the literacy rate for women was half that of men and that even in 2002 almost 60% of the female population could not read. As this would be a national rather than a...
No matter where I have travelled in the world, I have appreciated seeing old crafts being kept alive, either in traditional format or in a manner that keeps the tradition alive but meets the modern...
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Respect :up Who had imagined so much work going into creating each tile? Friends who import these tiles from Cairo tell me that there are always very few on the market, I cannot wait to hear their...
Born and raised in Nubia, southern Egypt, the 29-year-old Jehad Ashraf is the first in her family to grow up not understanding the Nubian language. “I lived in Aswan my whole...
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There is an article about the Nubian language on Wikipedia (I'm sure there are probably more and potentially better elsewhere but I've not searched that far). I've only skim read the beginning but it...
* Travel advice update *
The UK is announcing a change in our Travel Advice for Egypt.
We no longer advise against all but essential travel to Farafra and the Bahariya Oasis, meaning that UK citizens...
The House of Representatives, during its plenary session on Monday, headed by Counselor Dr. Hanafi Jabali, finally approved a draft law submitted by the government to reinstate the daylight saving...
I may well be going a bit funny in the head with advancing age, who knows? But I seem to remember that when we used to get 12 month visas we then became eligible for Egyptian prices (i.e. half...
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A bit of an update:
This morning, whilst taking tea at the WP, I asked if a 12 month resident card would get me Egyptian price there. Of course it would! came the answer, without hesitation. This...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday the details of its new 46-month loan programme for Egypt and its government commitments in a staff report.
The report detailed the main...
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I hope your eventual loan was not through the old Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
I remember that outfit back in the 80's, I once flew in their private Boeing 727 jet for 3 week...
Apparently this clip clocked up over f.3 million views in one day.
Personally….I think the film crew needed to do a bit more homework :roll:
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These times they are a changing. My first time in Egypt I got a sneaky shot of a military aircraft at Luxor airport on my way home. I've videod Police harassing locals. I've shot Egyptian prisons. I...
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