Egyptian culture Egyptian culture The Academy of the Arabic Language (مجمع اللغة العربية) is an academy in Cairo founded in 1934 in order to develop and regulate the Arabic language in Egypt and the Arab World. ...more on Wikipedia about "Academy of the Arabic Language"
Bakkar is an Egyptian cartoon series, and the name of that series' main character, a young boy, always seen in a turban. The signature tune is very popular and sung by some children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bakkar"
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bibliotheca Alexandrina"
(Bilady, Bilady, Bilady) Biladi, Biladi ( Arabic: بلادى، بلادى، بلادى ) (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland) is the national anthem of Egypt. Written and composed by Sayed Darwish, it was adopted in 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady"
The Cairo Geniza is an accumulation of Jewish manuscripts written from about 870 to as late as 1880 CE, that were found in the geniza of the synagogue of Fustat (Old Cairo), Egypt (built 882), the Basatin cemetery east of Old Cairo, and a number of old documents that were bought in Cairo in the later 19th century that are now archived in various American and European libraries. The Taylor-Schechter collection in the University of Cambridge runs to 140,000 manuscripts; there are a further 40,000 manuscripts at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cairo Geniza"
The Egyptian coat of arms is a golden eagle looking towards the left. The symbol dates from the time of Saladin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coat of Arms of Egypt"
The Culture of Egypt has five thousand years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations. For millennia, Egypt maintained a strikingly complex and stable culture that had a profound influence on later cultures of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. After the Pharaonic era, Egypt itself came under the influence of Hellenism, for a time Christianity, and later, Arab and Islamic culture. Today, many aspects of Egypt's ancient culture exist in interaction with newer elements, including the influence of modern Western culture, itself with roots in Ancient Egypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Culture of Egypt" It must be shortopedia. shortopedia
The flag of Egypt in its current form was adopted on October 4, 1984. It is depicts the national emblem; Eagle of Saladin (a shield superimposed on a golden eagle facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of Egypt"
Snake charming is the practice of apparently hypnotising a snake by simply playing an instrument. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand. The practice is most common in India, though other Asian nations such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia are also home to performers, as are the North African countries of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Snake charming"
Part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (commonly abbreviated SCA) is responsible for the conservation, protection and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in the Arab Republic of Egypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Supreme Council of Antiquities"
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