Tag Archives: Egypt
How To Cook Mlookhiyeh Posted by jesa on Nov 12, 2012
Mlookhiyeh (مُلوخِيَّة) is one of the most popular dishes in the Arab world generally. In essence, it is the leaves of Corchorus species, which are used as a vegetable around the Middle East and North Africa . In Western contexts it is usually referred to as ‘Jew’s Mallow Stew.’ It is thoroughly cooked and cannot…
The Phenomenon of Abu Simbel Posted by Fisal on Nov 10, 2012
The two temples at Abu Simbel أبو سمبل are among the most magnificent monuments آثار in the world. Their removal and reconstruction was a historic event in itself. When the temples (280 km from Aswan) were threatened by submersion الغمر – الغرق in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam السد…
This Day in History; The July 23, 1952 Revolution Posted by Fisal on Jul 23, 2012
Today is the 60th anniversary of the July 23, 1952 Revolution ثورة . The revolution began with a successful military coup d’etat انقلاب that was led by the Free Officers Movement حركة الضباط الأحرار . The Free Officers were a group of army officers led by Muhammad Naguib محمد نجيب and Gamal Abdel-Nasser جمال عبد…
Youssef Wahbi (1898 – 1982) Posted by Fisal on Jul 14, 2012
Youssef Wahbi يـوسـف وهــبــي was born on July 14th 1898 in the city of Al-Fayoum الــفــَـــيــُّـــوم , Egypt. He was an Egyptian theatre and cinema actor مـُـمـَــثـــِّـــل and director مـُــخــرِج , a leading star نــَــجــْــم of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the most prominent Arab stage actors of all times. Wahbi was…
From Prison to Palace; Morsi President of Egypt Posted by Fisal on Jun 24, 2012
It is such a memorable day! Today (Sunday, 24th June 2012) and at a bit after midday, The Elections High Committee الـلــجــنـــة الــعــُــلــيــــا لـلانــتــخـــابــــات announced the final figures and results of the Egyptian runoff elections. The committee declared Dr Muhammad Morsi مــُــحــَــمــّــد مــُــرســى as President of Egypt. Thus, Morsi is the first civilian مَــدَنـِــيّ…
Egypt’s Presidential Runoff Elections Posted by Fisal on Jun 17, 2012
A few hours ago, the Egyptians finished voting تــصـــويـــت for the second day to choose a president رئــيــــــس from two candidates in the first presidential elections انــتــخـــابـــات after the ouster of Mubarak in February 2011. Ahmad Shafiq أحــمــد شــفــيــــق and Mouhammad Morsi مــحــمـــد مــرســـى were the top two candidates in the first run. The…
Who’s Who on Lebanon’s Arabic TV Channels Posted by Hichem on May 27, 2012
The Lebanese TV channels scene is almost as diverse as the Lebanese society itself. But seldom do the programs of these channels reflect the deep cultural and intellectual wealth of the country—Call that the “new reality” of TV channels in Lebanon, or maybe just Lebanon‘s semi-official “Reality TV” channels. Today’s post will explore the reasons…