Issue: 62
Cultural Exposure

Traditional Italian Instrument:
Zampogna:  A sort of bagpipe typically heard only at Christmas.

Traditional German festival:
The Maibaumfest: is one of the most exciting German Festivals that is celebrated throughout Bavaria, Germany.

Traditional Egyptian dessert:

Issue: 61
Cultural Exposure

Traditional English Dance
The Morris Dance is a traditional dance.

Traditional German Shoes
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and other shoes that are known for their contoured cork and rubber foot beds.

Issue: 60
Get Exposed!

Egyptian:
Traditional Egyptian Breakfast:

Fool (Fava Beans) Fava beans are common in the Egyptian diet. Egyptians eat fava beans in various ways: they may be shelled and then dried, bought dried and then cooked by adding water in very low heat for several hours. Oil, garlic, lemon, salt and cumin can then be added.

British:

Issue: 59
Things From Around The World

Traditional Italian Dessert:
Panettone is traditional Italian dessert bread served during the Christmas season. ...

Traditional German Game:
Topfschlagen one child is blindfold and tries to find a cooking pot hidden somewhere in the room. he may use a wooden spoon to determine if an object is the pot, the other children help him by shouting "hot" or "cold" to indicate if he is near or far from the pot. Under the pot he finds a piece of chocolate as reward.

Issue: 57
What Is Your Favourite Street In Sharm?

Egyptian: Entrance 3 In uwaysat - it has a view to die for!
Egyptian: “el Sabr moftaH ilfarag” I always say to impatient people as it means that patience is the key.

British: My favourite street in Sharm is Sea Street as it has a great view.

Issue: 56
What's Your Favourite Season In Sharm

Egyptian: I love winter because I don’t like the heat.

British: Summer is definitely my favourite year, having suffered the cold for so long.
British: When I have a problem or am in a sticky situation, I always talk to my friends because ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’

Issue: 55
What Is Your Favourite Place In Sharm & Why?

Egyptian: Ruwaisat for sure - because it's the only real place in Sharm. The rest is all as fake as the world of commercial mass tourism.
Egyptian: All stay on your feet and keep gping because, "El Haraka Baraka".

Issue: 54
What Is Your Favourite Egyptian Food?

Russian: my favourite Egyptian food is definitely ‘mesaka3a’ which mainly consists of made up of aubergines (eggplants), potatoes and mince meat.
Russian: when things go wrong I like to think to myself:  ‘Нет худа без добра’ (Every cloud has a silver lining).

Issue: 53
What Easter Memories Do You Have?

Egyptian: Baby chics in the reception of the hotel we always stayed at during Easter holiday by the beach.
Egyptian idiom: ‘Ebaad an elshar wa ghanilo’ which is a very good idea, as it means stay out of trouble…
 
British: My childhood memories of Easter are making Easter cards with chicks and bunnies on made of cotton wool at school and painting eggs, as well as eating chocolate ones, which I still do! 
British idiom: Some of the things people say just ‘make’s my blood boil…’

Issue: 52
What Does St. Patrick's Day Mean To You?

British: It means something to me and I usually celebrate it when I am in England but here I don’t. 
British Idiom: planning is a good thing but over-planning isn’t, as you shouldn’t count your chicks before they’ve hatched.

Egyptian:  Honestly speaking….St. Patricks day is not even in my agenda.
Egyptian Idiom: Most people love giving advice and telling other what to do or just plain judging others without looking at themselves first, if though ‘Elbeto min ezaz mayhadifsh elnas beltoob’ which means 'those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Issue: 51
What You Doing For Mother's Day?

Egyptian:  Calling my mum first thing in the morning, and telling her all the lovely things that she needs to her to make her day. Then of course, waiting to see what my lovely daughter has to say to me on this day.

Arabic idiom: in Egypt it is common for relatives to stick together as they say”eldam a3mro ma yib2a maya” which means blood is thicker than water. 

British: For Mother’s Day, I am taking my mum out for meal; probably to one of the hotels, then I have booked her in to have her hair done at one of the local hairdressers.

Issue: 50
What Is Your Favourite Time of Day & Why?

Egyptian: Sunset in Sharm for sure – it’s breath-taking and the perfect way to end your day!

British:  My favourite time of day is most definitely around sunset, it is the most magical time of day and I would give anything just to sit and enjoy it. 

German:  Early evening is a special time for me as I like going for a walk when the sun has gone down but before the dark really sets in; the weather is really nice at that time of day.

Russian: My favourite time is nighttime as I love the nightlife in Sharm such as the various clubs or pubs around town not to mention all the events and parties.

Good Reads

7 Ways To Make Your Business Environmentally Friendly

Sharm is going green as well know, and hope. So other than cleaning the streets, and not littering, there are many other things that one can do. This issue, I focus on business owners. Operating a green business is not only good for the environment, but good for your business’s bottom line, because conserving resources and cutting down on waste, means what we all love - saves money. Here are 7 simple things you can do to run an environmentally friendly business, becoming part of team that made Sharm go green.

Do Women Really Believe the Earth is Flat? If they Venture Forth Will they Fall off the Edge?

I do not walk in front of my man to test the ground for landmines.
(E.Moon)

The ‘F’ word has no place in my vocabulary.
Instead I have a belief in ‘EOG’
Feminism is an outdated adjective.
EOG sounds more like a substance to save the planet doesn’t it? However it is my own personal belief in ‘Equality of Genders.’ There now I have said it.
Feminism has been around since the 18th century. In 1792 May Wollstonecraft published her Vindication on the Rights of Woman, an important work advocating the rights of women.
Mary’s attitude stems from being born the daughter of a brutish, tyrannical father who bullied his wife into an exhausted state of servitude.
My answer to the male gender that retains the belief they can chain a woman’s mind and body is simply, “get a grip.” No one can own or chain a mind, you cannot steal another human being’s thoughts and you cannot strangle a soul.

An Expert's Guide To Bargain Shopping In Cairo

By Soraya Morayef

Anyone who claims that they can’t find bargain shopping in Cairo is delusional. First of all, we Egyptians love a good bargain; we may not have created the concept of sales and discounts, but we very well could have. Just take a look at any discount store around the world (Primark, Dollar Store, Forever 21), and you may find several of us arguing loudly over the Sale of the Day rack.

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What Is Fasting?

In English, ‘fasting’ means to abstain from food or from certain kinds of food voluntarily, as an observance of a holy day or as a token of grief, or repentance. All of the World’s Great religions have fasting.

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