Egypt’s communities

Communities: Dispersed families of the Libyans of Egypt
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Communities: Dispersed families of the Libyans of Egypt

The story of the Libyan diaspora spreads back over several decades. Since Muammar Qadhafi’s 1969 military coup, thousands of Libyans…
Communities: Overseas Filipino workers in Egypt
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Communities: Overseas Filipino workers in Egypt

At an apartment in Maadi, Irene (not her real name) watches her friend browse through her Facebook feed. A photo…
Communities: Indians share cultural attributes with new home
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Communities: Indians share cultural attributes with new home

Despite India’s glorious history, outstanding architecture exemplified by the Taj Mahal and prominent political leader Mahatma Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan has…
Communities: The quiet world of Japanese women in Egypt
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Communities: The quiet world of Japanese women in Egypt

When Keiko’s fiancĂ©e was convincing her to move to Egypt after they married and his training contract in Japan would…
Communities: Hurghada, Russian tourist escape or haven for Russian women?
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Communities: Hurghada, Russian tourist escape or haven for Russian women?

On a typical evening at the Spicy Cafe in Hurghada, camera phones snapped shots of an unlikely pair: a local…
Communities: The Levantines of Egypt, a class-based enclave
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Communities: The Levantines of Egypt, a class-based enclave

When the late Basseem Nabki, a Christian man of Syrian descent, sold shawls and scarves in the popular quarter of…
Communities: An Egyptian Map of Italy
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Communities: An Egyptian Map of Italy

“The idea of travelling has controlled their minds…People who travelled started building concrete houses and multi-story buildings. The youth became…
Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past
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Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past

A taxi pulls up to the Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo. The driver has to wait…
Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history
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Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history

At a time when the citizenship of a candidate’s mother disqualifies him from the presidency, it is nearly impossible to…
Communities: Egypt’s Greek legacy
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Communities: Egypt’s Greek legacy

Foreign communities in Cairo and Alexandria in particular have helped shape the architecture, neighborhoods and communities that live there today.…
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