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This Month in Tour Egypt Monthly:
Feature Articles Nile
Cruises by Jimmy Dunn
The Nile has always, and will probably always be a travel corridor for
Northern Africa. While the River itself flows to the North, into the
Mediterranean Sea, the prevailing winds along the Nile are to the South.
Therefore, for at least the last 5,000 years, the Nile has been a great
route, with boats drifting North, and raising their sails for the return trip
upriver. And unlike many other rivers, the population and building
activities are all concentrated along the Nile, as the land quickly becomes
inhospitable only a few miles east or west of it, for the most part. So
dominant is the river that the two ancient sections of Egypt are, confusingly for most people, called Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Upper Egypt is actually Southern Egypt, because it is "up river", while
Northern Egypt is Lower because it is down river.
Eid: Celebration for
the Young and Old by Mohamed Osama The word Eid is an Arabic name to mean a festivity, a celebration, a
recurring happiness, and a feast. In Islam, there are two major Eids
namely "Eid al-Fitr" (Festival of Breaking the Fast) celebrating the end of
Ramadan and "Eid al-Adha" (Festival of Sacrifice) which coincides with
the Hajj and commemorates prophet Abraham’s sacrifice of a sheep in
place of prophet Ishmael. The
Western Desert of Egypt: Adventure Travel at its best by
Cassandra Vivian If I were talking about Tutankamun, this article would attract readers
automatically, such is the draw of Ancient Egypt. But I am talking about
Kharga Oasis, Gebel Uwaynat, and the Great Sand Sea. Although all of
them have mysteries as tantalizing as those of ancient Egypt, they are for
the most part unrecognizable names in the United States. If I told you
Medusa turned men to stone in the Western Desert, would that hold
your interest? If I said after his 12 labors Hercules rested in the Western
Desert, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra romanced here, Antony and
Cleopatra faced defeat here, and the first Allied victory in World War II
took place here, would that do it? If I said the heroine of the Academy
Award winning film The English Patient died in one of its caves --- ahh
haa, now I gotcha, don’t I??
The Latest Fashions in
Ancient Egypt By Ilene Springer Here's a surprise to many The high-quality Egyptian cotton that is so
popular the world over was not even available in pharonic times. It was
only until the Christian period that cotton trees growing half-wild in Nubia
(southern Egypt) started being used. And finally, in the 19th century, an
American variety of cotton started flourishing in Egypt. So what did the
ancient Egyptians wear? Linen. Most everything men, women and children
wore was made from linen. In fact, the ancient Egyptians believed the
Gods wore linen.
Departments
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Ancient
Beauty Secrets
by Judith Illes
It is henna which produces the lovely reddish hair color favored by many
Middle-Eastern and North African women. It is also used for body
ornamentation, to paint designs upon the body, traditionally the palms and
soles, for the purposes of beauty and spiritual benefit. |
Book
Reviews
by Mary Kay Radnich
Is it a book? Is it a box? It’s both!
Chris Kondeatis and Sara Maitland, along with the creative folks at
Bulfinch Press have come up with a marvelous ancient Egyptian activity
pack, more than just coloring books and hieroglyphs, which will delight the
child in all of us. |
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Kid's
Corner
by Margo Wayman
Margo has been very
busy both with the Kid's Corner in the Tour Egypt
Monthly and the Color Me Egypt section of Tour
Egypt. This month she focuses on the Nile,
more games, activities and two new stories, along with
fun recipes for kids. |
Cooking
with Tour Egypt
by Mary Kay Radnich
Mary Kay gives us a
number of treats this month with Phyllo dough, a
parchment-thin, soft pastery, Bariwat (meat parcels)
and Baklawa (the "king" of Arab pastries),
including several variations for the Syrup used in
this dish. |
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Hotel
Reviews
By Jimmy Dunn
This month we again
review three hotels, including the Steigenberger Golf
Resort and the Sheraton Miramar Resort, both in
luxurious El Gouna area on the Red Sea coast of
Egypt. The third hotel is the Catherine Plaza
Hotel, located at St. Catherine in the Sinai mountains
of Egypt, a new hotel and welcome addition to this
growing tourist destination. |
Egyptian
Exhibitions
by deTraci Regula
. Hosting a dual exhibit on Egypt, the Glenbow brings to Calgary in
Western Canada both the slickly produced "Mysteries of Egypt" Imax
film and associated exhibit, plus the more modestly-mounted but even
more fascinating "Women of the Nile" exhibit which originated at the
Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose, California.
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Egyptian
Night Life
by Juergen Stryjak
Cairo wouldn’t be Cairo
without its countless popular coffeehouses and street
cafés, noisy and vivid. Juergen Stryjak recommends some
of them off the usual tourist paths. |
Restaurant
Reviews
by Juergen Stryjak
A fast food chain branch is
not exactly what restaurant reviews should be about. But
sometimes there are other reasons than only the food to
visit such places. Juergen Stryjak recommends a particular
Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Cairo. |
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Shopping
Around
by Juergen Stryjak
Shopping malls are the
oriental markets of a new age in Egypt. Recently opened,
is the largest one throughout the whole country. Juergen
Stryjak visited the Arkadia Mall in Cairo. |
Web
Reviews
by Siri Bezdicek
Web Reviews provides an interesting look at other
Egyptian sites on the Internet, by the manager of our
new Egyptbot search engine. |
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Editor's
Commentary
by Jimmy Dunn
This month, a thanks to
our Tour Egypt Community and the work they are doing to
keep Tour Egypt the Best Egypt Related web site on the
Internet.
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Prior Issues:
December
1st, 2000
October
1st, 2000
September
1st, 2000
August
1st, 2000
July
1st, 2000
June
1st, 2000
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