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Histroy of Internet in Egypt

Full Internet services started in Egypt in October 1993, at the Egyptian Universities Network and the Cabinet Information & Decision Support Center (IDSC), via a 9.6K link to France carrying the Bitnet as well as Internet traffic. Several initiatives, by public and private organizations, were taken before that date for the provision of partial Internet Services in the country. The user community was estimated by that time to be about 2000 - 3000 users. Egypt Telecom: the Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization.(ARENTO) is providing the basic infrastructure. In 1994, the Egyptian domain was divided into three major subdomains. The academic subdomain "eun" provides the service via the gateway at the Supreme Council of Universities. Eun stands for the Egyptian Universities Networks and provides the service for the universities and schools. The "sci" subdomain serves the scientific research institutes at the Academy of Scientific Research via ...

what "yes" and "no" are in Egyptian and any other useful phrases to quote?

Thank you = shukran Hello = ahlan How are you = ezayek for a female and ezayak for a male How much does it cost = bekam thank you=shokran hello= ahlan bye= salam where is ....?= fein ... how to go to ....= ezay arouh .... can i ?= momken shops= mehalat Fayn il........ Where is the Bikam? How much? Ana Ismi..... My name is.... (Mumkin) Ana Owza (or Ayza).... (Is it possible) I want... Me - Ana You (Male) - Enta You (female) - Enti He - Huwwa She - Hiyya We - Ihna You (Plural) - Intu They - Humma My/Mine (male) - Bitaa'ee My/Mine (female) - Bitaa'tee

Some Egyptian names of some spices/flavours

Ginger = ganzabeel Cinnamon = qerfah Cumin = cammon Cardamom = habhan 7abhan Oregano = zatar Cloves = qoronful Coriander = kozbarah Basil = rehan = re7an Curry = karry hindi Paprika = filfil a7mar na3em bared Dried mint = na3na3 Dried Basil seeds powder = re7an 7ab na3em bay leaves = lawry red pepper = shaatah sumac = sumac tumeric = curcumin or osfor Garlic - Toom Coriander has 2 types Fresh - kuzbara khadra Ground - kuzbara nashfa Dill - shabat Parsley - ba'doonis Black pepper - fil fil iswid Salt - Mal7 Sesame - Simsim Thyme - Za'tar Allspice = Boharaat, Bohar Ammonia (powder) = Nashader Anise = Yansoun Basil, fresh = Rihan Bayleaf, Laurel = Wara' El Laura Capers = Qobbar (Abu Khanger) Caraway = Karawya Cardamom = Habbahaan Cayenne Pepper = Shatta Chicory= Chicoria Chili = Felfel Ahmar Amrikani, Shatta Chives = Korraat Baladi Cinnamon = Erfah Cloves = Oronfel Coriander, dry, seeds = Ko...

Foul Medammes( my Favourite Egyptian food)

1lb fava beans ( soaked in water overnight) 2 crushed cloves garlic teasp cumin powder third cup of olive oil teasp salt juice of one lemon half teasp chilli powder Boil the drained and soaked beans in water till very soft. Drain and put back in pot. Add the the other ingredients and mash roughly. Serve in hot pitta breads

How to make basbosa?

7 tbsp unsalted butter 3/4 cup superfine sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 medium eggs (2 cups) semolina one and half teasp baking powder 3/4 cup yogurt (1/2 cup) blanched almonds Sugar Syrup 16 fl oz (2 cups) water 2 cups superfine sugar lemon juice from 1 lemon or lime Preheat the oven to 375°F. Start by making the cake. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Gradually blend in the semolina and the baking powder. Add the yogurt and mix well until the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 12-inch round ovenproof pan. Cut into diamond shapes and place an almond in the center of each diamond. Bake for about 35 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Switch to grill/broiler and brown the top till golden. In the meantime, make the sugar syrup: In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil, then add the lemon juice and reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, then remove from he...

Egypt 2007

This is How Egypt look like in 2007. I took this video when I rode the Microbus. It's actually funny for someone interested in Egypt and living in it. To help me improve this video , It's FAVORABLE to give a comment on it.

Winter in Egypt

People tend to think that the winter in Egypt is so nice and warm and sunny and cosy. Which is not exactly true. Let's talk about the Egyptian winter for those who actually plan to spend extended periods of time in Egypt or winter holidays there. I find Cairo and Alexandria to be much colder than Luxor or Aswan, in winter. To me, even cooler Egyptian weather is tropical, compared to the freezing reality of home. Being in an Egyptian house is very much colder than in a well insulated hotel room. A few years ago, we experienced a weird little flash flood in Luxor. This was very unusual, as it rarely rains there (a few spots, perhaps, occasionally). What impressed me was how quickly the fallen trees were removed from the roads. Before that, it was well over a decade since I experienced real rain in Luxor. I remember the problems it caused due to the construction of many homes.

Egyptian recipe for Acne and gaining a fair complexion

How to gain a fair complexion according to an egyptian invented way? Do these procedures every day in the morning? 1- Get a blossom honey from upper Egypt . 2- add two spoon of honey to a cup and complete the cup with water. 3- mix well till the honey dissolve 4- rub your face with the solution twice daily. 5- Make your breakfast 7 arabian dates every day 6-Don't ever touch your face by your hands before at least two months. The results will be amazing just try it. We are going to know more about acne, What's acne? Acne is the most common skin disorder. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the sebaceous hair follicles. Each follicle contains a fine hair and many sebaceous glands (the skin’s oil glands). Under normal circumstances, sebum, the oily substance made by the sebaceous glands, travels up the hair follicle and out to the skin’s surface. However, with acne, sebum is trapped within the follicle and skin bacteria multiply within the clogged pores. Acn...