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Egypt Culture
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__Cultural Overview__
===﻿Egypt was one of the earliest civilizations of the world and is proud of knowing that. In Egypt today, the ancient culture interacts with the influence of modern western culture. About 90% of the population of Egypt belongs to Islam with a predominance of the Sunni sect. The native Sufi order is also highly popular apart from a minority of Shi'a community. Egyptian constitution requires the legislature to strictly agree with Islamic laws. [|(Hilal Plaza.com)]===

__﻿Language__

 * ===Over 90% of Egyptians speak Arabic.===
 * ===They also speak English, French, Knuz, Mahas, and Berber.===

__Religous Values__
===Religion plays a huge role in Egypt. Cairo, the country's capital, is well known for its numerous minarets of mosques and towers of churches. The call for prayer heard five times a day regulates the entire scenario at Egypt ranging from business to entertainment. Egypt carefully preserves the aspects of local tradition and Islam.===

__Food__
==__Clothing__==
 * ===Eating is an important social activity in Egypt.===
 * ===Most common daily food of Egypt is bread loaf, where it is baked at home in mud ovens.===
 * ===The national dish is foul, a dish of fava beans seasoned with salt, lemon, cumin, and oil.===
 * ===Another popular dish called tamiyya is made from crushed fava beans, added with onions and leeks and fried in oil.===
 * ===Halawet al-mulid (sweets and nuts), 'Id al-Adha (a feast from ram), and kahk (a special type of cookie) are dishes that mark important occasions.===
 * ===The jallabia worn by Egyptian men is a long, wide garment with wide sleeves and a round neckline.===
 * ===The people of the south wear turbans or wool scarf, whereas the northerners do not.===
 * ===Unless compelled by working conditions, western clothing is considered immature. Even school going children and office going people change to jallabias once they return home.===
 * ===Educated women of Egypt often dress in a hybrid style combining a modern long dress like the maxi skirt with a hijab. There are two variations in the head coverings for women, namely muhajaba and mu'adabah. Mu'adabah is preferred for working and cosmopolitan atmospheres.===

__Holidays__

 * ===January 7- Christmas: Celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ, accoring to the Oriental Coptic Orthodox Church===
 * ===January 25- Egypt Police Day: Celebrates Egypt Police===
 * ===April 25- Sinai Liberation Day: Celebrates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai peninsula===
 * ===July 23- Revolution Day: Celebrates the 1952 Revolution===
 * ==October 6- Armed Forces Day: Celebrates The Crossing of the Suez Canal by Egyptian forces during the October War==

__Sports__

 * ===Egypt is the most successful nation winning the African Nations Cup in the cup's history, winning the tournament a record of seven times.===

__Education in Egypt__

 * ===The largest overall education system in the Middle East and North Africa.===
 * ===According to the Human Development Index (HDI), Egypt is ranked 123 in the HDI, and 7 in the lowest 10 HDI countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, in 2009.===
 * ===Egypt aims to increase access in early childhood care and education and the inclusion of ICT at all levels of education, especially at the tertiary level.===
 * ===The government is responsible for offering free education at all levels.===
 * ===The Ministry of education is also tackling with a number of issues: trying to move from a highly centralized system to offering more autonomy to individual institutions, thereby increasing accountability. ([|Wikipedia])===

Watch and learn about Egyptian culture while listening to this Egyptian song!
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