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Locanda Al-Dostour لوكاندة الدستور There has always been a continuous presence of Italians in Egypt and especially in Alexandria; the Mediterranean southern port. That presence has led to a huge accumulated amount of acculturation and influence which went both ways. Most Italian Egyptians resided in Alexandria and Cairo, and formed the second largest expatriate community […]
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P A R I S WINTER, 2019 In the winter of the past year 2019, directly after Christmas my wife and I were in Paris. It was cold and rainy but stunningly beautiful and romantic. The city was out time and age. I was not able to tell which century it is. Buildings were not […]
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Interview/ ArabicThe official Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper, printedMay 16, 2020
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Interview/ ArabicThe official Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper, printedNovember 27, 2019
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Article/ FrenchQantara magazine of Institut du monde arabeIssue 107 April, 2018
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UNESCO REGIONAL CONFERENCE Cultural Heritage and Identity This UNESCO initiative aims at supporting youth engagement in cultural heritage protection and peacebuilding in the Arab region. In UNESCO’s view, the notion of cultural heritage includes both tangible and intangible elements that represent a unique set of resources for the promotion of respect, intellectual curiosity regarding others, […]
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وحشـــتينى الشخص اللى كتب الكلمة دى اعتقد انه عن قصد او غير قصد عبقرى. هو يمكن عبر عن مشاعره تجاه شخص عزيز عليه و مفتقده الى حد اليأس. بس انا شوفتها اشمل واكبر رمزية من كونها بتخاطب شخص واحد. مكان وطريقة كتابة الكلمة على سور كورنيش مدينة لم نعد نرى ثغرها، بالنسبة لى هى كلمة […]
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اكتب قصتك كل انسان له احتياجات اساسية للحياه كما قال العالم النفسى الامريكى ابراهام مازلو فى عام 1943. حيث رتب هذه الاحتياجات فى تسلسل هرمى على حسب الاهمية. من ضمن هذه الاحتياجات هو احتياج الاحساس بالإنتماء وهو ما يمكن التعيبر عنه بطرق مختلفة على حسب طبيعة ونوع هذا الإنتماء. فمثلا من ابسط انواع الانتماء هو […]
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Tarek for refilling and repairing all kinds of lighters On the little wooden display cabinet, written in Arabic: Tarek (the name of the owner) for refilling and repairing all kinds of lighters. During the early 90s of the past century and before the mass capitalism invades Egypt, I used to live in a less consumerist […]
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فى كوم الدكة، اسكندرية رجلى خدتنى لكوم الدكة، طلعت السلالم وكالعادة كل مرة بتلاقى نفسك فى عالم تانى مختلف جدا عن الصخب والصراع الثقافى لشارع فؤاد الجميل اللى بيحاول انه ما يفقدش هويته. فى حين ان عالم كوم الدكة مازال ناجح انه يحافظ على جذوره وعلى روحه المتجددة بدون ابتزال و بهرجه او نظريات وشعارات. […]
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Eliahou Hannabi Synagogue of Alexandria and the Jewish community December 24, 2017 Alexandria was born as a metropolis, it received flowed of people from all over the world. It had lots of languages, colors, cultures and lots of creeds. As the library of Alexandria used to collect books and knowledge; the city used to collect […]