Shining the light on hard-hitting issues
Some say India is a magical, mystical country. Others are lured to visit – and often stay for prolonged periods – by India’s rich history, its cultures bursting with life and vitality. An exhibition held at AUC last week tried to capture the beauty of this ancient land.
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Whether Egypt devalues the currency or floats it, the prices of all goods and services will increase – including AUC tuition fees, half of which are expressed in dollars.
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Cairo could have been listed alongside cities which hold annual festivals, because it used to celebrate Wafa’a el Nile [loyalty to the Nile], a festival commemorating the annual flooding of the river.
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Gazef changed the travel formula: they started offering adventure travel to lesser known destinations such as Fayoum, Dahab, Ras Abu Galloum, Ras Mohamed, Marsa Allam, Siwa, Wahat (Oasis), Luxor, Aswan, the White Desert and Wadi el Gemal.
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The #ThisIsEgypt hashtag is part of a marketing campaign launched by the Ministry of Tourism in an attempt to revive the tourism industry, which has been largely stagnant in recent years…”
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Daily routines have changed for former tourism industry workers who find their fortunes diminished as less visitors come to Egypt.
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I was mistaken for a foreigner – and that somehow gave schoolchildren and teenagers alike the right to grab me (and my friend of course) and take pictures with us.
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Rashed says, “Young people must build themselves on their own, and not to place blame on the government, but rather to cooperate with it for the sake of Egypt.”
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“Egypt is facing many security challenges that keep taking new forms and strategies,” said Associate Professor of Political Science Gamal Soltan.
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Thousands of TV ads, newspaper campaigns, and even a push from former first lady Suzanne Mubarak stressed the importance of slowing down population growth.
The campaigns failed.