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Finally, in addition to my friend Medhat, three individuals

especially helped me ‘see’ Egypt from the perspective of those

who face their own cultural challenges dealing with the various

culture shocks Westerners exhibit while in Egypt. Thank you

Ayman, Arabi and Ibrahim. They can be reached as follows:

„ Mr Ayman A Mohamed in Maadi

Desert Fox Club

Tel: 012-354-6491 (mobile phone); fax: (02) 525-

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.dfcegypt.com

„ Mr Mohamed Arabi in Aswan, the ‘Bird Man’ of Aswan,

tel: 012-324-0132 (mobile phone)

„ Mr Ibrahim Amin in Alexandria and Cairo

Tel: 012-347-6343 (mobile phone)

Email: [email protected]

In the US, I would like to thank Jimmy Dunn at InterOz,

Inc, in Lubbock, Texas. West Texas may seem a strange place

from which to design the most informative website about

Egypt on the Internet (http://www.touregypt.net), but Jimmy

has done it and maintained it over the years. He is always

ready to help with information and a contact when I need

one (he seems to know just about everyone or know how to

fi nd them in Egypt).

Thanks to all the folks at Marshall Cavendish whom

I have worked with on this book. Special thanks to Patricia Ng

for her help with the third edition and to Shova Loh, Jonathan

Griffi ths, Cheong Yaun Marn and Oh Hwee Yen for their help

with earlier editions of the book.

My loving family deserves special recognition and the most

thanks. Throughout it all, they have been there for me and

it helps.

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