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Monica ... Since I have been seeing much comments from you ... and you have already visited www.youregypt.com ... please tell me about your opinion
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Hi Raymon, sorry I did not read this post earlier.
I did like your site and I can describe it as a NEAT and CLEAN cut. I appreciate the 'Quotes'. Anis Mansour reflects the typical well traveled intellectual Egyptian personality, with some double standards nuances, at times - Inas, the movie producer, is the free spirit of a controversial Egyptian woman that is rather unique - progressive, agressive rather, representing the modern Egyptian woman -scaring a few with her straight to the point sometimes scandalous, but real and down to earth issues - in Egypt today.
The pictures are absolutely great.
Your introduction in regards with the statistics about Muslim vs Christians/Coptic etc...is also a good point. 6% of 70 million is a lot of people per se, but still...I always wondered about those figures. An in depth research on that issue could be of interest, but I do not suggest you turn the site into a religiously oriented one.
You also asked for contributors, and I haven't replied to that post then, not wanting to commit yet, due to my very 'strange' schedule, to say the least.
But I certainly could consider, since it is related to Egypt.
What do you have in mind? Could you state your specs in terms of content, format, timelines, etc... Let me know. I'd love to help, but as much as my 'strange' schedule permits it.
In terms of contribution, I see a column, I see an attractive title to the column, and I see stories about my beloved Egypt - mingling Ancient and Modern! Comparing etc....I also see somehow controversial issues within that column. I see exposing Egyptian issues of the day, with recommendations/solutions - issues that are of extreme concern to the population, but not really tackled by the press yet. We can be diplomatic, but respectfully agressive, and always within limits of the politically correct rules and regulations! What do you think? I also have an eloquent friend in mind, and I can see team work contributions. That writing partner, is located in Egypt and I think we could do superb contributions as a team, at times - Or maybe tackle the cross-cultural issues of the day...etc...etc...
Am I scaring you here? hope not!
But most importantly I'd like to discuss your strategic marketing techniques in regards to the site. What are your present methods?
I also need to know who is your present audience? and what type of audience are you targeting /age/intellect etc...etc...?
One more thing, it's important to let me know your long term objective in regards to this site. What are you trying to accomplish? are you trying to attract people to Egypt, simply inform them, or create/underline the awareness of its different angles, globally? etc...etc...
Thanks Monica
quote:Originally posted by Raymon: Monica ... Since I have been seeing much comments from you ... and you have already visited www.youregypt.com ... please tell me about your opinion
Raymon youregypt.com
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Monica said:''Your introduction in regards with the statistics about Muslim vs Christians/Coptic etc...is also a good point. 6% of 70 million is a lot of people per se, but still...I always wondered about those figures. An in depth research on that issue could be of interest, but I do not suggest you turn the site into a religiously oriented one.''
Ausar responds: You have to consider that many Coptics live in rural villages so many of them go unreported to the census.
Also I am curious were the main population density in modern Egypt is. Do you have the answer to this question,Monica?
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Actually it seems to me, that the population in Egypt is focused along the Nile. It is their source of water, after all. How could farmers cultivate crops if living away from the Nile?
About the rural villages, absolutely right, called 'Al Sa3eed el gowany'. Most statistics don't ever cover those areas.
quote:Originally posted by ausar: Monica said:''Your introduction in regards with the statistics about Muslim vs Christians/Coptic etc...is also a good point. 6% of 70 million is a lot of people per se, but still...I always wondered about those figures. An in depth research on that issue could be of interest, but I do not suggest you turn the site into a religiously oriented one.''
Ausar responds: You have to consider that many Coptics live in rural villages so many of them go unreported to the census.
Also I am curious were the main population density in modern Egypt is. Do you have the answer to this question,Monica?
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Doing just fine thanks for asking about my studies. Right know I am trying to observe demographic change in Egypt that occured from pre-dyanstic times up untill the modern era. Most accounts of Egypt's population in antiquity centers around the numbers 3 million to 6 million with Luxor to Aswan in Upper Egypt being the main concentration in the south,and from modern day Medium to Delta being the largest in the North.
I am curious if said demographics have changed in location or just simply in size. Seem to me that the Northern cities like Cairo and Alexzandri have increased over the years due to foreign settlement.
However,since the 1950's many sa3eeadi and rural bohary Egyptians[Delta Egyptians] have settled in the city communites like Imbaba and Bulaq Abu Ala.
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If I can get hold of some numbers regarding the foreign population, in both cities, then we can figure it out. I'll try that.
quote:Originally posted by ausar: Doing just fine thanks for asking about my studies. Right know I am trying to observe demographic change in Egypt that occured from pre-dyanstic times up untill the modern era. Most accounts of Egypt's population in antiquity centers around the numbers 3 million to 6 million with Luxor to Aswan in Upper Egypt being the main concentration in the south,and from modern day Medium to Delta being the largest in the North.
I am curious if said demographics have changed in location or just simply in size. Seem to me that the Northern cities like Cairo and Alexzandri have increased over the years due to foreign settlement.
However,since the 1950's many sa3eeadi and rural bohary Egyptians[Delta Egyptians] have settled in the city communites like Imbaba and Bulaq Abu Ala.
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Matter of fact, I have a dear friend who takes me to bolaq el dakroor, everytime I go; and I visit a few families I got to know through other circumstances, and I can't tell you how moved and touched I am everytime ...they are the kindest Egyptians by the way, the most gada3a you know...meaning they are ged3an and the women: they are really something. The women stand by their men by their children, by their neighbours like in no other place in the world...they are really strong and have a great sense of humour.....unbelievable. When you say the ancient Egyptian customs do you mean their wedding traditions and/ or the traditions of a new born child celebration? family patterns? religious rites? tell me more.
quote:Originally posted by ausar: Monica,do you often vist the Balady quarters like Bulaq? If so,did you know that many ancient Egyptian customs survive?
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You might often see balady people gather around the grave site of their ancestors every Friday. Often times there are rooms built beside the graves to accomadate familes feasting in this area. You will discover this and more are ancient Egyptian customs that still survive. Much of the traditions are still intact under the Islamic veneer.
see the following examples:
quote:......Other modern ceremonies reflect ancient funerary customs . Forty days after death and burial the family of the deceased will take food to the grave,and this is then distributed among the poor who have gathered . This occasion,known as el- Arbeiyin,retains elements of the ancient service preformed at the time of burial when relatives gathered at the tomb and at the conclusion of the burial rites shared funerary meal. The forty days that still elapse between death and el-Arbeiyin probally reflect the period that was set aside for mummification procedures in ancient Egypt. Another early tradition is probally preserved in the modern annual family visit to the grave when special food is brought which is then given to the poor. page 129
Rosalie David Handbook of Life in Ancinet Egypt.....
quote:Egyptians spend more time at cemetaries than most Middle Easteners. Some baladi women sleep at the cemetary to pray dawn prayer at the family gave Page 113
Baladi Women of Cairo
Evelyn E Early
quote:One day at a village shrine,her daughter-in-law's mother inquired about a fertility amulet for her daughter
page 46
Baladi Women of Cairo
Evenlyn A early
The birth ceremony also is ancient Egyptian origin called Sobou.
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ausar, wonderful references. Thanks a million.
I'm very familiar with The Sebou - wich is the celebration of the first 7 days of the child - . The rituals for the funerals are also something I've participated to - el arbe3een - the 40 days - Giving the food to the poor in memory of the dead loved ones, is also beautiful. I remember thinking, it's almost as if we're going to a picnic - but no we were going to the 'arafa' to visit-. Yes, all these ancient traditions, still observed today in modern Egypt, are mind blowing.
quote:Originally posted by ausar: You might often see balady people gather around the grave site of their ancestors every Friday. Often times there are rooms built beside the graves to accomadate familes feasting in this area. You will discover this and more are ancient Egyptian customs that still survive. Much of the traditions are still intact under the Islamic veneer.
see the following examples: [QUOTE]......Other modern ceremonies reflect ancient funerary customs . Forty days after death and burial the family of the deceased will take food to the grave,and this is then distributed among the poor who have gathered . This occasion,known as el- Arbeiyin,retains elements of the ancient service preformed at the time of burial when relatives gathered at the tomb and at the conclusion of the burial rites shared funerary meal. The forty days that still elapse between death and el-Arbeiyin probally reflect the period that was set aside for mummification procedures in ancient Egypt. Another early tradition is probally preserved in the modern annual family visit to the grave when special food is brought which is then given to the poor. page 129
Rosalie David Handbook of Life in Ancinet Egypt.....
quote:Egyptians spend more time at cemetaries than most Middle Easteners. Some baladi women sleep at the cemetary to pray dawn prayer at the family gave Page 113
Baladi Women of Cairo
Evelyn E Early
quote:One day at a village shrine,her daughter-in-law's mother inquired about a fertility amulet for her daughter
page 46
Baladi Women of Cairo
Evenlyn A early
The birth ceremony also is ancient Egyptian origin called Sobou.
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