Insights into Egyptian culture, daily life, modern realities, and common misconceptions, helping travelers understand Egypt beyond the monuments.
Protesters cheer with drums near a poster of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as they gather for a mass protest to support the army in Tahrir Square in Cairo, July 26, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih ) By: Yasser Rizq Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt). اقرا المقال الأصلي باللغة العربية I don’t recall ever having hesitated before writing…
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Had my first Akashic Records class with Pamela – it was wonderful! Then got my packing done and headed off to Hurghada at 11am. The apt in Hughada was lovely – with a small pool outside it’s door. Watching the news I found out that General Sisi had made a speech at the military…
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My young taxi driver, Ahmed – suffering from a combination of a late night out with friends, his Ramadan fasting (no food or water/drink from sunrise to sunset) and the 43 degrees Celsius heat picked me up from Mara House at 10am. However, none of the above was bothering him as much as a rumour…
Egyptian nationalism explodes onto international TV on 30th June 2013 and once again the world is running for their guns. What is it about Egyptian nationalism that worries the US and it’s European counterparts? I don’t know, I am just asking the question. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – “nationalism” is generally used to…
The following is copied from gulfnews.com Cairo: The news channel Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr saw 22 members of staff resign on Monday in Egypt over what they alleged was coverage that was out of sync with real events in Egypt. Anchor Karem Mahmoud announced that the staff had resigned in protest against what he called…
Orchestrated plan has come into operation in Egypt to make the international community believe Egypt is headed for civil war, discredit the Egyptian Army.
Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel Release Joint Statement on Ongoing Events in Egypt Jul 5, 2013 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, released the following statement in response to ongoing events in Egypt: “The…
“Egypt has set a dangerous precedent for itself. By popular demand from the street they have overthrown the democratically President and …
Due to the fact that I have been in transit from Egypt to Ireland since 5pm yesterday I have had an enforced separation for the most of 17 hours from television and internet; ergo an enforced separation from the happenings in Egypt. Those hours have given me time to think from a distance. Over the…
The international media coverage and international governments’ reactions and responses to what is happening in Egypt today 3 July tells me something is not quite right in the world
Hi! 🙂 I know some of you are following my posts here for the political info they contain but this post is a little different. You see I am ‘into’ the alternative. I keep coming across info and mostly I forget to bookmark it, remember where I found it or whatever. I take on board…
Synchronicity is when several events happen at the same time and create an optimum time for something to happen. I’ve been experiencing some synchronicity these days. Not everyone reading this will understand the implications – only those with open hearts and minds willing to let in the Light of Knowledge that passeth all understanding. 1. …
Apologies in advance – I feel I am bordering on a serious case of verbal diarrhea which could last at least 3 – 4 days depending on outside contagious or infectious circumstances…..former English speaking guests of Mara House will have had to suffer through some bouts of this, happens when I have not had a…
“I just want my life back!” must be the cry of so many people around the world today. Syria, Yemen, Libya, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mali, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, Gaza, Egypt and now possibly Lebanon, Turkey; all suffering from mild public unrest to outright civil war. From floods in Canada, India and right across Europe which have…
See end of this post for latest update 23 June 2013 Sometimes I wonder if I am one of the few sane people left on Planet Earth or if I am totally insane and simply under the illusion I am sane, intelligent and HUMANE. Maybe those who personally know me can help me with that…
Do you feel the change? I feel it. I am home in Ireland, with my family for Christmas and New Year – the best in my entire life……and I can feel the change. It feels to me like the entire world is slowing down, like the systems we have known and lived under are grinding…
Haven’t written in ages – simply had nothing I considered interesting to say. Been in Ireland, then Cairo and now back in Luxor. In light of all the media hype the last few weeks I wanted to write something but couldn’t muster up any enthusiasm for it. However, my friend Edward has taken the time…
I opened up my Twitter this morning and one of the first tweets I found was the following: “There have been riots in Cairo over the presidential election results:” and the headline on the paper itself when I clicked on the follow through link was Anger in Egypt: riots in Cairo over election results Naturally my…