Tag Archives: Cairo

Easter Season in Egypt, 1834: ‘Smelling the Breeze’, Making Kishk, Eating Colored Eggs & Salted Fish

Posted on 02/04/2015 by dianabuja

Manners and Customs of The Modern Egyptians, by E. Lane, is a two-volume set filled with lore about Egypt during the author’s time (1834). And although it makes for fascinating reading, the book is now largely ‘put down’ by post-colonial theorists … Continue reading →

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The Day President Sadat was Assassinated & What Followed

Posted on 16/10/2014 by dianabuja

Reposting with readers’ suggestions: What may be the ultimate demise of ex-president  Mubarak, his sons, and others – with all of their attendant intrigues – takes me back some 30 years to the assassination of President Sadat, which I want to … Continue reading →

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Excursion to the Pyramids of Gizeh, August 25, 1842

Posted on 19/12/2013 by dianabuja

The intrepid  global traveller Ida Pfeifer visited the Holy Lands and Egypt  in 1842.  While in Egypt she traveled to Giza and climbed the great pyramid.  Below is a description of her adventure, take from a longer blog on her … Continue reading →

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Friday Funnies – Films

Posted on 30/08/2013 by dianabuja

This Friday, a series of cat and other animal videos – mostly funny. This first video is by Jim Hausman, who owns both the cat and the deer.  The deer is totally immobile, a trait found in the wild when … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Holy Land by Ida Pfeiffer in 1842

Posted on 01/04/2013 by dianabuja

Ida Pfeiffer was one of the most intrepid of Victorian travellers.  In the early to mid part of the 19th century she travelled not only to the Middle East, but also to other areas of the globe.  This entry is about … Continue reading →

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Posted on 13/09/2012 by dianabuja

Originally posted on The Coptist:
The story of Coptic typography begins with a pilgrimage from Oppenheim to the Holy Land in 1483 by Bernhard von Breydenbach, Canon of Mainz and Dean of its Cathedral. Bernhard von Breydenbach was accompanied to…

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A Houseboat on the Nile and A Link to Egyptian Fattah in 1866 (served on a houseboat)

Posted on 07/06/2011 by dianabuja

                          Unsigned plate of a dahabiyeh  attributed to Antonio Beato   Houseboats on the Nile were the rage for decades, and during my years in Egypt houseboats were … Continue reading →

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