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As in other Orthodox Christian traditions in Russia, Serbia, and Ethiopia, Egyptian Coptic Christians have been celebrating the Christmas season with a month-long fast - a vegan type diet for 43 days...
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Presumably archive photos from a previous year.
I suspect this year’s photos will look a little different 😷
Well the home of the brave and the land of the free seems to be in a bit of a muddle at the moment.
Votes in the Presidential election are being counted amidst wide scale accusations of fraud and...
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I wrote to my cousin who's lived in America for the past 40 yrs, asking if he was pleased with the result.
His reply -
Yes . Our family are not Trump fans . But it’s a bit like treading in dog ****....
So after years of non action the Equality and Human Rights Commission report
finds the Labour party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act.
I worked in Israel, my friends were...
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I’ve some sympathy with Corbyn, and others in the Labour Party, who apparently cannot criticise Israel - particularly the Zionist - inspired policies against Palestinians - without being accused of...
A meticulous report from Madr Masr indicating that Sinai is still a mess with militants behaving little worse than a military that kills civilians. The...
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Egyptian Streets might be the next news outlet to go if it doesn’t watch its step. It recently published an article bemoaning the absence of critical journalism and, whilst it bends over backwards to...
Suggesting that the well- beloved Generalissimo might submit himself to democratic re-election does not go down well with his parliamentary acolytes :lol:
Forget Opera Aida or the Luxor Film Festival.
Mari Girgis moulid started Monday over in Razagat. Well over a million people attend (so they say)
It lasts for 7 days watching trucks loaded with...
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May it be a Peaceful, Safe, Happy, and Blessed event for all who attend. in-shaala!
Yeh! it's been a few years since the 'lunatic beardie weirdie brigade opened fire on the festival goers.
Already...
Yesterdays debate in parliament was an absolute disgrace. Which ever party you may support your representative sunk to an all time low.
I know feelings are riding high but to behave like fish wives...
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The whole thing is a mess and disgrace.
Televised parliament does not help eithe. It was meant to bring the public closer to the debates and decisions. All it has done is spawn a load of loud...
Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Mr Johnson suspended - or prorogued - Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but the court said it...
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Did Jeremy mention that the passports of everyone earning over £100,000 would be temporarily withdrawn and their assets frozen whilst the new “goodies for all” schemes were bedding in ?
No he didn't...
Well, I don't like Boris but dislike the EU far more.
I love zee French, the Germans, Belgians, Spanish are cool, Italy culture & wine, Estonia ffs.
Any how, the Brains behind the Throne is Benedict...
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So finally the Exit from the EU will go through and after 3 long years the democratic process will finally be served.
Boris will suspend Parliament and HM the Queen has agreed to this, so the...
Well Boris is going to be our next Prime Minister. Who would have guessed a few years ago that Boris would be PM and Donald would be President.
What on earth is happening?
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When the UK leaves ( if it ever does) the whole house of cards comes tumbling down.
No one has ever presented a reasonable or valid argument for remaining in the EU, except a load of fear mongering...
So, my mates turn up stating Sheik Tieb (local boy, hassana) has said looking through his telescope that,
'it is not yet a complete new moon.
Sort of put the 'kibosh on partying last night.
Mind...
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Here in Turkey Eid - called Seker Bayram (Sugar Festival) - started at 5.00am on Tuesday 4th. I was confused when I read that it started on the 5th in Egypt :ni: :ni: :ni:
Well T May has announced her resignation in a tearful speech. Oh how sorry everyone is now, hypocrites. Like Thatcher her time had come why cry? What about the miners who lost their jobs the steel...
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Couldn't wait to see the back of her, everything she promised she reneged on and to keep trying to get the same deal through Parliament time after time after it was utterly rejected reminded me of...
Egypt's parliament overwhelmingly approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030. The vote will be followed by a referendum set for April...
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According to the official statistics (yes.....dubious) 88% voted yes on a turnout of 44%
Even allowing for creative accounting on the part of the electoral commission, it seems yes voters ( 23...
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