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November 2016 – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. November 17, 2016. November 17, 2016. Back to Egypt…to search for truth. Women of the Nile. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 7,369 other followers. Blog at WordPress.com.
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Death & Dying – in Egypt and elsewhere – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. April 28, 2016. April 28, 2016. Death and Dying – in Egypt and elsewhere. Living in Egypt, you are never far from the subject of death or the afterlife. On the West Bank is the Theban Necropolis, the the place where royals, nobles, priests/priestesses and tomb workers were interred for eternity. It was the ‘dead centre’ of Thebes (Luxor) presided over by Anubis, also known as ‘He who is upon his mountain’ ( tepy-dju-ef. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,.
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Happy Sham El-Nessim – the Day of Creation – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. May 2, 2016. June 27, 2016. Happy Sham El-Nessim – the Day of Creation. Painted eggs for Easter – Image: Ikonact. Shemm en-Nessem) or in Coptic shom ennisim,. Is the Egyptian national holiday marking the beginning of spring. It falls the day after the Orthodox Easter Day. Although a Christian-related date, the holiday is celebrated by all Egyptians regardless of religion. The name is derived from Shemu (Smw)-. After the Christianisation of Egypt, the festival became as...
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Khan el-Khalili – Cairo’s Caravanserai – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. February 6, 2016. February 6, 2016. Khan el-Khalili – Cairo’s Caravanserai. Enchanting lamps dangle enticingly from the passageways. Lucie lived in Cairo for some time – she never managed to see the pyramids or the Sphinx due to her illness – but her recollection of visiting the Khan el-Khalili to set up her home, is delightful:. 8216;I went to the bazaar to buy the needful pots and pans. The transaction. Such independent proceedings, and Omar gets reviled for spoiling...
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Letters from Egypt – Page 2 – Philippa Faulks – an author abroad
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. January 21, 2016. June 27, 2016. January 10, 2016. January 10, 2016. El’Arafa – the City of the Dead. January 6, 2016. January 6, 2016. December 21, 2015. December 21, 2015. The Cry of Joy – Ez-zaghareet. December 17, 2015. January 6, 2016. A blending of traditions – Ancient Egypt, Islam and the Copts. December 9, 2015. December 9, 2015. Karkadeh – Pharaoh’s tonic. November 30, 2015. November 30, 2015. I haven’t worn socks since I got here…. Women of the Nile.
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Letters from Egypt – Page 4 – Philippa Faulks – an author abroad
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. October 3, 2015. October 3, 2015. Letters from Egypt – walking in the footsteps of Lucie Duff Gordon. Women of the Nile. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 7,369 other followers. Blog at WordPress.com.
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On International Women’s Day – I celebrate four remarkable women of the Nile – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. March 8, 2016. March 8, 2016. On International Women’s Day – I celebrate four remarkable women of the Nile. Inspirational Women of the Nile. Pictured left to right – Lady Lucie Duff-Gordon (1821-1869), Amelia Edwards (1831-1892), Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Omm Sety (aka Dorothy Eady 1904-1981). All these women documented their travels and lives in Egypt –. In 1891. In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund (now the Egypt Exploration Society.). There wer...
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The deadly case of Pyramideering – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. June 27, 2016. June 27, 2016. The deadly case of Pyramideering. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the sport of ‘pyramideering’ (climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza) was such that even the classic. Baedeker’s Guide to Egypt. Contained instructions as to how to achieve the breath-taking result:. But not everyone reached the top safely. According to the. Herald-Journal (25 April, 1989),. Which reported the death of. 21 year-old Peter Harold Flanagan,. April 14...
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Philippa Faulks – Letters from Egypt
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Philippa Faulks – an author abroad. Author, editor and publisher with an overwhelming addiction to Egypt. November 17, 2016. November 17, 2016. Back to Egypt…to search for truth. June 27, 2016. June 27, 2016. The deadly case of Pyramideering. May 2, 2016. June 27, 2016. Happy Sham El-Nessim – the Day of Creation. April 28, 2016. April 28, 2016. Death and Dying – in Egypt and elsewhere. March 8, 2016. March 8, 2016. On International Women’s Day – I celebrate four remarkable women of the Nile.
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