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   Why do Egyptians call Egypt a'mother of the world'?

   • Even so, Egyptians take pride in their homeland, often referring to it as oumm al-dunya, the “mother of the world”, not just for its history but for the warmth and humour of its people. Here are five recently published books, both fiction and non-fiction, that help explain contemporary Egypt and the people who call it home. The City Always Wins.

   What to read to understand contemporary Egypt - The Economist

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   Did ancient Egyptians share more genetic information than modern Egyptians?

   • The information they found reveals the changes in the genetic makeup of Egypt both before and since the rise of the Roman Empire. They found that ancient Egyptians shared more genetic information with people living in the Middle East than modern Egyptians do.

   The surprising difference between ancient and modern Egyptians

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   Is Egypt a good place to live?

   • The city of Cairo, on the Nile River in Egypt. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the “gift of the Nile.” Indeed, the country’s rich agricultural productivity—it is one of the region’s major food producers—has long supported a large rural population devoted to working the land. Present-day Egypt, however, is largely urban.

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   What are some good books about Egypt?

   • Landes, David. Bankers and Pashas: International Finance and Economic Imperialism in Egypt (Harvard UP, 1980). Marlowe, John. A History of Modern Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Relations: 1800-1956 (Archon Books, 1965). Morewood, Steve. The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40: Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean (2008).

   History of modern Egypt - Wikipedia

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   According to most scholars the history of modern Egypt dates from the start of the rule of Muhammad Ali in 1805 and his launching of Egypt's modernization project that involved building a new army and suggesting a new map for the country, though the definition of Egypt's modern history has varied in accordance with different definitions of ...

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   The first and most liberal of these was the 1923 constitution, which was promulgated just after Britain declared Egypt’s independence. That document laid the political and cultural groundwork for modern Egypt, declaring it an independent sovereign Islamic state with Arabic as its language.

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   Egyptians celebrate a number of secular and religious holidays. The former include Labor Day, Revolution Day (1952), and Armed Forces Day. Religious holidays include the two ʿīd s ( Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr ), the Prophet’s birthday ( mawlid ), and Coptic Christmas (January 7).

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   4 days ago · Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and literate societies. Learn more about Egypt in this article.

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   Jan 7, 2019 · 7 January 2019. A chronology of key events: circa 7000 BCE - Settlement of Nile Valley begins. circa 3000 BCE - Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt unite. Successive dynasties witness flourishing...

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   Jun 2, 2017 · The surprising difference between ancient and modern Egyptians, according to science - Big Think. Culture & Religion — June 2, 2017. The surprising difference between ancient and modern...

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    Mar 17, 2023 · O UTSIDERS OFTEN visit Egypt to see its ancient pyramids, tombs and temples. Several empires have risen and fallen in the land along the Nile since those were built. Contemporary Egypt, the Middle ...