Egypt

The second school we visited on our last day on Egypt was the El Alsson School in Cairo. We were so fortunate to have this opportunity and it came about through a connection with one of our advisory board members, who also happens to be a parent of a student at our school, Summer. El [...]

We were very lucky, that our tourist agency arranged for us to visit an elementary school on our last day. In addition we were going to visit a second school, which was arranged by Dr. El Safty’s brother and sister-in-law. The first school, we visited was Futures International School. Dr. Maged Zaki was very gracious [...]

After a vibrant Jewish community in Egypt for thousands of years, there are only a few hundred Jews left in modern day Egypt. The last members of this community are mostly elderly. Since Egypt and many of its sites have significant meaning to the three major religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, it was understandable [...]

The first mosque we visited was Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which was built around 1356 A.D. The mosque has a bent entrance, which helps keep out the desert sand that is ever present in Cairo. Before entering we had to take off our shoes, since they are not allowed inside. Modest dress is required and [...]

When we entered the Coptic Christian area of Cairo, the sights were very different. Few women wore scarves on their heads or the long dresses more present in other parts of Egypt. There were no men wearing galabiyas and the most obvious difference in the local landscape was that there were crosses in abundance. There [...]