Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

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Fuul or Fool or Foul

(FOOHL)

beans

Galabea

(GAHL-ah-BAY-yah)

also spelled jalabaya. A loose,

traditional garment worn by

men and women in Egypt that

is ankle length, and usually

has long, flowing sleeves.

Gamal Abdel Nasser

(guh-MAHL AB-dul

NAH-sur)

first president of modern

Egypt (1952–1970)

Giza

(GHEE-zah)

district of Cairo that begins at

the west bank of the Nile River

and extends west for

20 km (12.4 miles) to the

Great Pyramids

Hadith

(ha-DEETH) the sayings of Muhammad

Hejira

(heh-JEER-rah)

the flight of Muhammad from

Mecca to Medina in the year

AD 622. It marks the first year

of the Islamic calendar.

Iftar

(IF-tar)

literally, ‘break the fast’.

Meal taken after sunset during

the month of Ramadan to

break the fast.

Intefah

(EN-te-FAH)

opening

Khamsin

(kahm-SEEN)

hot, dry wind and sandstorms

during April and May

Khedive

(kah-DEEV)

a viceroy or governor of

Egypt ruling on behalf of the

Ottoman Empire

Khushmaan

(kush-MAHN)

one clan among the Ma’aza

tribe of Egyptian Bedouins

Ma’aza

(MAH-ah-zah)

a tribe of Egyptians living in

the Eastern Desert of Egypt