Men’s Galabeya
Do you know your thobe from your kanu? Your answer is probably No! So, what is a thobe or a kanu? Well it has many names:* thobe (Arab...
Haj
The 5th Pillar of Islam: The Pilgrimage Perhaps many of us did not even know there were 5 pillars of Islam. These are 5 basic components of the...
Transport
The wheels go round and round (well, mostly) There are a variety of options in terms of transport in Egypt. They range from:• Tuk-tuk• Bicycle•...
The Annual Break-fast Festival
In the Islamic faith, there are 2 Eid Celebrations every year. In a previous blog, we wrote about The Greater Eid (Eid el Adha), which involves...
The Bedouins of SINAI
The Beautiful Nomadic Bedouins “El BEDU” (The Bedouin) are a people of nomadic origin found all over the Middle East and North Africa, probably 4...
The Makwagi
The wonderful ironing men of Egypt! Each of us has a household chore that we absolutely dread. I know that even the idea of ironing anything...
Nobel Winners
4 Wise Men One of the hotels near where we live, is called the ‘Nobel Hotel’. I had always assumed it was a spelling mistake, which was meant to...
Traditional Ugandan Dress
The glorious Gomesi: a dress made from bark Bark-Cloth Bark cloth has been made in Uganda for centuries. This is done by transforming the bark of...
Coffee
If coffee is the wine of the bean, we say: “Drink on!” Who can resist the tempting, rich and strong aroma of a steaming cup of fresh and...
The African Fish Eagle
The unmistakable African Raptor! At the time of writing, we are 6 months in to the Initial Covid-19 lockdown 2020, and we have been locked in...
