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Whether you are newly arrived in Egypt and need to know the words for ‘bread’ and ‘apartment,’ or a long-term resident who suddenly needs to know how to ask for a picture frame or complain of a sore throat, this dictionary is for you. Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of this unique and invaluable dictionary presents 6,500 words commonly needed by foreigners speaking Arabic in Egypt. Arabic words are written in a clear and consistent transcription system, plurals are given for all nouns, plurals and feminine forms are provided for all adjectives, and past tenses are given for all verbs. The dictionary also provides stress rules and basic charts of verb endings, negation of verbs, form and use of numbers, pronominal suffixes, and comparatives and superlatives.

A Pocket Dictionary of the Spoken Arabic of Cairo: English-Arabic

We have just finished building our dream home. The company is sending me to egypt for a week. What can I buy from Cairo for our home. What else is ‘must get’? Thanks.

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This is a new edition of the popular guide to Cairo’s monuments. Cairo’s Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo’s spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now awaits the delight of the general visitor.This new, fully revised edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around two hundred of the city’s most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent restoration initiatives and newly opened monuments such as the Amir Taz Palace and the Sitt Wasila House.

Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide

International Schools in Egypt expect good behaviour, self discipline and tolerance. The school day usually begins at 8 am and finishes at 3pm. Class sizes vary but in some schools they have a maximum of 15 pupils.

Imagine what you could achieve with class sizes like that, it not only impacts on the way you teach, your relationship with the pupils but also marking time.

Frequently specialist teachers are employed in these schools; which ensures that all pupils have the maximum opportunities to attain their full potential whatever their ability level.

This also means that you may have the opportunity to make effective use of your specialist subject. Secondary schools tend to follow the Cambridge courses I.G.C.S.E./A.S./A.2 and Edexel.

Many also follow the International Baccalaureate. Primary schools/departments tend to follow the English National Curriculum The school year is from September to June with schools usually closing for two months at the height of the summer.

So just imagine being surrounded by the remains of ancient civilizations, living among renowned World Heritage Sites whilst teaching small classes of attentive students. This could prove to be the adventure of a lifetime working and living in Egypt. What are you waiting for?

Living and teaching in Cairo

So you are sold on the idea of working in an International School in Egypt but what are the living conditions for you and your family like?

Cairo, the Triumphant City is one of the world’s largest urban areas. It is the administrative capital of Egypt and close by is almost every Egyptian Pyramid. Here in Cairo ancient and modern live hand in hand. It is a very vibrant city, full of life nearly 24 hours a day.

There is a fantastically eclectic selection of shopping, leisure and nightlife activities. The shopping experience in Cairo is a marvelous example of how ancient and modern live side by side. There are the famous bazaars, unusual small stores and huge shopping malls. Cairo provides a huge variety of everything from antiques to fine clothing and especially jewelry.

In some shops, you must haggle while in others the price will be set. Which type of store provides the best possible deals depends both on the shop itself and the haggling ability of the buyer and seller.

Cairo, Egypt comes alive at night, which is the best time to shop, eat delicious Middle Eastern cuisine, or simply watch the world go by from a pavement cafe. You can dine in a floating restaurant on the Nile, sample an apple-flavored shisha waterpipe at a coffee-shop or see oriental dancers and cabarets at a luxury hotel.

Eating out in Cairo is not necessarily expensive however the tax and tips can push up the final total. The climate in Cairo is hot all year round. The average January temperature is 17.5degC during the day and 8degC at night whereas the average temperature for July is 36.5degC. Just incase you are interested, the annual rainfall is usually 25mm per year and this falls usually between December and March.

 

Where do you begin to highlight places of interest in Cairo? There are so many and only a few can be included here. The pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world are a prime attraction. First impression of the pyramids can be a little disappointing mainly because they seem smaller than expected this is partly because the city has started to engulf the area but when you spend more time here their power and magic can be seen.

Possibly dating back as far as the fourth century, el-Muallaqa is the oldest Christian place of worship in Cairo. It is called the ‘Hanging Church’ because it is built on top of a Roman gate and reached by a stairway that leads to the courtyard. The beautiful interior features three barrel-vaulted aisles, altar screens of inlaid ivory and bone and an exquisite, carved marble pulpit supported by 13 pillars representing Christ and his disciples.

The Egyptian Museum houses the premeier collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. Here you will find the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb a must see for everyone in the area. The museum has an amazing feeling of history it is daunting in the sheer numbers of its antiquities on show and a veritable haven for anyone interested in Egyptian antiquities.

 

Cairo was founded in 969AD as the royal enclosure for the Fatmid caliphs, the dynasty which ruled over Egypt. Cairo then replaced Fustat as the capital of Egypt and so it remains to this day.

When Saladin defeated the Crusaders in the twelfth century Cairo became the centre of a vast empire. The thirteenth century saw the rulers change and Turkish military conquerors known as the Mamluks ruled Egypt.

It was during this period that Cairo experienced its most illustrious period. It was also during this period that most of Cairo’s greatest buildings were constructed. Cairo played a key role in the spice trade until the end of the fifteenth century when new trade routes had opened and so its dominancy of the spice trade was thwarted.

In 1517 the Ottoman sultan Selim1 conquered Egypt and so Cairo came under the rule of the Turks. A downturn in the cities prominence followed with it being reduced to a provincial capital. Turkish ruled continued with the exception of a brief interlude (1798 to 1801) when Napoleon’s troops occupied the city. The modernization of Egypt and its capital began in the early part of the nineteenth century under the rule of the “Father of Modern Egypt”, Mehemet Ali. At this time the city was strengthened and its boundaries expanded.

A further spell of modernization took place under Pasha, who modeled the city on the renovation of Paris under Napoleon III. The twentieth century brought with it advances to Cairo’s infrastructure bridge building and flood control encouraged development along the riverside.

During the First World War Cairo became the center for British Military operations in the area and continued to be so until the 1920’s until it was reoccupied by British forces during the Second World War. With the Egyptian Revolution in 1952, the colonial presence in Cairo came to an end. Since then, large numbers of Egyptians from other parts of the country have flocked to the capital, and the government has worked to accommodate a rapidly growing urban population by creating new suburbs.

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Small in size, big in content and color, this handy guidebook offers a compact glimpse and memento of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Its 100-plus images takes you on journey through the hallowed halls of ancient Egypt.

The Pocket Book of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to Napoleon, Cairo–nicknamed “the Victorious”–has never ceased reinventing herself.

With intimate knowlege, humor, and affection, Rodenbeck takes us on an insider’s tour of the magnificent city: its backstreets and bazaars, its belly-dance theaters and hashish dens, its crowded slums and fashionable salons, its incomparably rich past and its challenging future. Cairo: The City Victorious is a unique blend of travel and history, an epic, resonant work that brings one of the world’s great metropolises to life in all its dusty, chaotic beauty.

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Every great city deserves a book like this one: a sweeping chronicle by an author whose motives mix passion and bewilderment. Over the course of four and a half millennia, Cairo has eluded all who would try to pin it down, reinventing itself time and again: “It has survived countless invasions, booms and busts, famines, plagues, and calamities.” Author Max Rodenbeck, a correspondent for the Economist, moved to Cairo as a 2 year old, and has spent a good portion of his professional life working there. He finds himself repulsed by the crowds and pollution of a late 20th-century megacity, yet drawn by Cairo’s ageless vibrancy. Cairo: The City Victorious combines wide-ranging history and first-person travelogue in an unconventional narrative that bounces easily from the present to the past and back again. (“If the story were to loop and tangle and digress,” he writes, “well, that too would be in the character of Cairo.”) Immersed in Rodenbeck’s prose, readers will find themselves feeling at home as they discover (or rediscover) this unique place, its pyramids, and its people. –John J. Miller

Cairo: The City Victorious

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Discover the color and magic of Cairo-the largest city in Africa and a fascinating blend of ancient and modern. Unlike many cities, Cairo has moved into the 20th century without losing the essence of its character. Come experience the many facets of Cairo, home to the Nile, the Pyramids, cool temples, bustling bazaars, the aroma of spice, evocative images and, above all, fathomless mystery. Super Cities brings the world’s best-loved cities to life in all their breathtaking grandeur and vibrant detail. Get to know the people, the history and the architecture as you experience the pulse and excitement that only truly great cities possess.

Super Cities: Cairo

Theatre UAB’s Production Manager Headed to Egypt to Design for American University in Cairo
The production manager and head of design and production for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Theatre is headed to Egypt April 9 to teach master classes and design lights for a production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at The American University in Cairo.

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