From Traditional Islamic Sights to Neglected Dumpsites
In many of Cairo’s slums, Children play amid crumbling 15-century tombs and Mausoleums blackened by burning trash. What was once a graveyard with intricate historic monuments are now ruins, a testament to the crushing poverty that surrounds it. The monuments construct a part of the Egyptian culture. Egyptians have been known to be builders; from the Pyramids to the Mosques and churches, it is how their culture is shaped. Since they are not maintained, they are dissolving and a concern of who is at fault has been growing.
By Menna Abbas
According to Egypt MFA estimate as of September 2016, around 500,000 Syrian refugees fled from their country and came to Egypt after the Syrian Civil War in 2011. Syrian refugees are building new lives of challenge and motivation and are working hard to identify themselves..
Syria’s war has decentralized from peaceful protests against the government in 2011 to a violent revolution that has drained in many other countries. This war had made Syrians leave their home country in emergency.
The Life of Syrians in Egypt
By Nourhan Saber
Egypt is always known for its embracement to different religions and while certain religious festivals are celebrated by all Egyptians like Eid and Christmas, there are several celebrations that are restricted to a certain sector of Egyptians.
Moulids have been held in Egypt since the 1900s; a Moulid, which is an arabic term that means celebration, a day in which people come together and perform different rituals to celebrate the birth or death of a holy person.
Moulids in Egypt: A Part of the Egyptian Identity
By Nagat Hussein