327INDEX
A
air pollution 176
al-Iskandariya See cities, Alexandria
al-Qahirah See cities, Cairo
animals 183–184
Aswan High Dam 12, 39, 63, 277
B
baby supplies 137–138
baksheesh 117–118, 119, 266, 267
business and work
bribes 266–267
bureaucracy 268–269
business cards 258–259
do’s and don’ts 261
dress code 258
jobs for foreigners 124–125
meetings 259–262
nepotism 265–266
NGO job opportunities 126
setting up 267–268
style 257–258
topics to avoid 264–265
working hours 262–263
C
Cairo airport 2, 124, 147
customs 3–4
calendars
Coptic calendar 213
Islamic calendar 212–213
cities
Abu Simbel 13, 27, 276
Alexandria 7, 15, 23, 23–24, 34,
36, 105, 127, 129, 133, 138, 143,
156, 158, 165, 169, 172, 175,
185, 197, 216, 217, 222, 236,
246, 277
Aswan 25, 25–26, 50, 55, 63, 153,
167, 233, 236
Cairo 3, 6, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19,
19–22, 20, 29, 36, 38, 40, 49,
51, 54, 55, 56, 79, 92, 102, 103,
109, 110, 124, 127, 129, 130,
132, 133, 138, 140, 143, 146,
148, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158,
159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164,
165, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,
172, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181,
184, 185, 190, 191, 197, 204,
215, 216, 217, 219, 222, 224,
236, 239, 240, 271, 273, 277
Luxor 16, 24–25, 30, 31, 46, 50,
55, 56, 131, 230
Nasr city 123, 184, 221
Port Said 16, 17, 156, 158,
165, 190
Cleopatra 34, 35, 277
colour contrasts 178–179
communication 143–147
faxes 145
Internet 146–147
landlines 144
mail services 143
mobile phones 144
overseas calls 144–145
compliments 121–122
Coptic Christianity 36, 59, 63, 213,
239, 272
crime and violence 47–48D
death and inheritance 101–102
dining etiquette 193–196
dirt 179–180
domestic help 149–151
dress 102–107
for business 105, 258
galabea 102, 103
swimwear 104–105
veiling 106–107E
Eastern Desert 11
economy 42–45
education 79–85
Egyptian time 253
el-Sadat, Muhammad Anwar 39, 40,
86, 270, 278
electricity 140–141
appliances 140
computers 141
current 140–141
equipment 141–142
entertainment
cabarets and discotheques
223–224
casinos 224–225