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...

Attempting to try and explain the evil eye in a short blog is an intimidating task. However its prevalence in the culture in Egypt, the neighbouring...

Men (and some women) who sought solitude and prayer Early Monasticsm The title of Desert Fathers was given to the early Christian hermits, ascetics...

Round and round and round they go The dervishes Many people who come to Egypt want to see a whirling dervish (mowlawlyya). Who are these people who...

Smoke and fragrances rising up everywhere Periodically as you walk the busy streets and markets in Egypt, you will see a man waving some coals...

Counting you prayers Prayer beads have a long history: initially beads were strung and used as ornaments. The first that is heard of beads being...

A time to eat meat We all have our favorite holidays and annual events in our lives. Here in Egypt, people have 2 religious / public holidays every...

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...

It’s the most wonderful month of the Year! What is Ramadan In the Islamic calendar, it is the 9th month, and it is a month that more than 1 billion...