the Fatimid era

Written by: Sahar Saadallah- Translated by: Amira Abd El Basset- Photos by: Eman Al-Tukhi and Mohammed Essam 04 Jun

"kunafa and Qatayef" .. The unknown secret of Ramadan

Egyptians hustle to the shops of kunafa and Qatayef as soon as the first days of the month of Ramadan begin. Those desserts that are of the most important rituals and customs associated with this holy month. They became an integral part of it, and despite the succession of generations in Egypt

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Written by: Mustafa Abd El Salam- Translated by: Amira Abd El Basset- Photos by Mohammed Omar,Ebrahim Mahmoud 22 May

Ramadan in Egypt .. Heritage of the Nile Valley civilization

"Ramadan in Egypt is different from any other country"... an expected answer of any visitor to Egypt in this holy month. All of his rites are a legitimate legacy of every civilization witnessed by the Nile Valley what give this month a special flavor differs from the rest of the Islamic

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wrote by: Hana Kamal - translated by: Yasmin Badr 22 Feb

"Al-Moayed Sheikh".. The oppressed who turned his imprisonment into the greatest mosques of the East

Did not pass in Islam than ornament, After the "Umayyad Mosque"، These words were described by the Egyptian historian Shams al-Din Abu al-Khair Muhammad al-Sakhawi in the 15th century That is the ancient Islamic , which has stood for more than 600 years, To be witness to the splendor of

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