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Tiffany Sanchez

You are now entering the country of. Egypt. Tiffany Sanchez. The Given. YOUR MISSING OUT ON SO MUCH MORE!. “The Mother of the World”. (Um el-dunia). Cairo is home to Africa’s only subway!. Majority of The Population. Sunni Muslims. Coptic Christians. Schooling.

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Tiffany Sanchez

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  1. You are now entering the country of Egypt Tiffany Sanchez

  2. The Given YOUR MISSING OUT ON SO MUCH MORE!

  3. “The Mother of the World” • (Um el-dunia) Cairo is home to Africa’s only subway!

  4. Majority of The Population • Sunni Muslims • Coptic Christians

  5. Schooling Egyptians were the first to invent writing

  6. Family Stays Strong • modern families are adopting the idea of the "nuclear family"

  7. Marriages • two families meet to discuss the terms of the marriage • divorce, the father is granted custody of any children, and any dowry paid by the groom to the bride's family must be returned.

  8. Birth And Death • Families will also arrange for the slaughter of an animal -- two for boys and one for girls -- one week after the birth to mark the event. • with Islamic custom, the person is usually buried before sundown on the day of death, or, at the least, within three days

  9. Food! Falafel is made from ground chickpeas, rolled into balls and fried and usually served in pita bread along with chopped vegetables and humus or tahini sauce. For Those of you who like rice… • always serve themselves with their right hands, as the left hand is considered unclean, and to use the left hand would pollute the communal dish. • mezza (appetizers) Humus, chickpeas • moulkhiyya • Kushari • fuulmudammas Rice is Egypt’s second most important export crop, after cotton. Egypt is the largest rice producer in the Middle East and North Africa.

  10. Sports! • Egypt is the current champion of the Africa Cup of Nations Egypt holds the record for most championships won at the bi-annual soccer tournament, with six titles

  11. • Egypt tops the list of Facebook users in the With over two million Egyptians using Facebook, Egypt has the most Facebook users in Africa.

  12. FUN THINGS!

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