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 dizzy yet!? by sue_stone
It is a dance performed by an order of the Islamic faith, and it involves the dancer whirling around and around continuously for minutes.
The dancer starts off slowly turning and gets faster as the music picks up pace. They spin and spin, lifting parts of their costumes up as they go.
It goes on for so long that you start to feel dizzy just watching - you wait with baited breath for them to fall over.....but they don't...they keep spinning and whirling.
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 enjoying a Shisha by sue_stone
A shisha is a small packet containing a rolled tobacco leaf, a small amount of molasses, and some apple flavour.
This is put in a type of 'water pipe' under a burning charcoal. You then inhale and the smoke passes through the water, cooling it.
The cooled smoke picks up the flavours of the shisha.
There are shisha parlors all over the place where people (mainly men) get together with friends for a quiet smoke and a turkish coffee.
I didn't try it, but wish I had. Leave a Comment
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Friendship - Me by Kuznetsov_Sergey, 4 more photos
One of them - the Aswan Dam, which has been constructed at scientific and technical participation of the USSR. In 1960th and in the beginning of 1970th Egypt and the USSR were great friends. In a photo you may see me on a background of two arms. Hardly above there were portraits of heads of our states Gabal Nasser and Nikita Khrushchev.
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 View from the Nile by ATXtraveler
It is truly amazing to think that one single natural landmark could completely dominate an entire country's prosperity as greatly as the Nile River dominates the Egyptian way of life!
Of course that is until you actually experience this river, which is truly amazing in and of itself. Leave a Comment
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 This handsome tourist police
did not ask tips ! by VZ-Pam
I list this under local customs because I think the practice is so widely found in all tourist areas, I conside it a local custom to pay tips or give "gifts" under various situations : ) Leave a Comment
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The Call to Prayer or Adhan, is a series of the five daily prayers, (known as the salah). The prayer is heard at dawn, midday, middle of the afternoon, just after sunset, and at night a few hours after sunset. The Adhan is recited by the muezzin. The muezzin is a chosen person appointed to call to prayer. The melodious call is heard from the top of a minaret. The minaret is the tall tower standing next to the mosque. In most modern mosques, the call is now given from a loudspeaker inside the musallah, or prayer hall from a microphone.
Responding to the call to prayer the worshipper rolls out his or her prayer carpet determines the direction of Mecca, and quietly recites the verses recited in the call to prayer. After the series of chants, the Adhan is complete and the faithful will continue on with their day.
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 Nubian Village by Jim_EliasonLeave a Comment
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 Egypt kids by draguza
When the children there notice some Western tourist, they "assault you" asking for some money or some candies. Our guide told us it is better to give them some sweets or chocolate rather than money, otherwise they spend it and skip school in the morning!
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 Local custom by Luchonda
By using your left clothings and use them as a boobytrap. You will be surprised ! Leave a Comment
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 Mohammed having a Houka in the
Nubian Village by ATXtravelerLeave a Comment
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