The Arab Republic Of Egypt

Egypt, in terms of democracy, is limited. Superficially it contains all the basic requirements of a democracy: a parliament, a president and regular elections. However, "elections do not a democracy make." In Egypt's sordid past it has been occupied, reoccupied and moreover controlled by external forces unique in the Arab world. Strong nationalism has led Egypt through social experiments that failed. Imitation has brought about a parliamentary monarchy cut short by a coup. In the end, "Rule from abroad" was bargained away in favor of a mock form of democracy that in many ways survives today. However, most recently we have seen encouraging changes in Egypt's government that seem to come closer to what we consider a true democracy.

Research Question: How did the modernization that Muhammad Ali Pasha encouraged impact the Egypt economically, socially, and politically?

As a child, I moved from Egypt. My race was different than other kids in school, I was a minority. I experienced a whole new culture as a child. Dealing with other students that had different culture bases affected the way I think about race. Moving from Egypt built an idea of race, the idea of everyone being treated equally. This idea was built only on my experience which was serverilly wrong. After engaging in a classroom that studies American History as the main topic, my perspective of race has changed. Human race is an enormous section of the American culture that may lead to many misunderstanding. A reason I believe that race is heavily studied during this course is it’s plain importance. The American culture has fought for many years

The Egyptian culture is very fascinating, especially for me since my heritage is made up of many parts, but the largest is Egyptian. In the following paragraphs you will learn about the basic history, the government, a famous Egyptian, Egyptian holidays, and a leisure activity from Egypt. These things and many more make Egypt very interesting.

In the 1940’s Jews from Spain chose to come to Egypt because it was safe for them (http://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-cairo/). The life in Spain was too dangerous and had terrible living conditions for the Jews. The king of Spain was no friend of the Jews and by the year 1942 all the Jews in Spain left or converted (http://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-cairo/). Compared to the living conditions in Spain (that if you did not convert you would be burned alive) Cairo was a magical place. The Jews could have religious freedom. In Cairo Jews could practice their customs, follow their religion without fear and live their lives as Jews. Another reason many Jews came to Cairo was because it had a thriving economy. The economy in Egypt attracted

Egyptian civilization has been one to proliferate beginning since primitive times. While Egypt’s civilization rulers, religion, and borders has changed many times over the years, Egypt can still be considered a modern day country. Egypt throughout history has experienced failed attempts at democracy through a series of elections and throughout these failed attempts the military has stepped in on multiple occasions to take a more active role in political endeavors. There are extremely important dates to take note of as Egypt is further discussed where coups resulted in permanent change to meet their needs and further their incumbency. Egypt’s lower middle income status can be accredited to its complete political transition, adopting adopting and revising constitutions, and many other factors.

The Republic of Rwanda is a sovereign nation in Middle East Africa that is filled with a rich history that dates back to the 19th century. Kingship in Rwanda started well before Germany’s colonization in 1897. The indigenous state was governed through a central monarchy, and relied heavily on the kings’ predecessors of one of the three royal dynasties and spiritual protection from havoc and misfortune. The king, also, ruled alongside the “Queen Mother”, who served an important role in carrying out executive orders. The kings’ descendants were referred to as Tutsi; and people of non-royal descent were called Hutu. Rwandan rulers carried out multiple military conquests throughout middle-east Africa that overpowered different kingdoms and

Egypt is one of the most populated country in the Middle East. It is one of the world’s first nation and carries one of the longest history of the modern world. This country is one of the pillar of modern civilization and was one of the first to develop abilities such as writing, agriculture, organized civilization and so on. Egypt is located in the North East of Africa next to Palestine and the Gaza Strip. It is mostly a desert country. Egypt counts about 88 million inhabitants (2015 estimation) and among this number the crude birth rate (CRB) reaches 23.35 on a population of 1,000 people (2014 estimation).

Egypt has offered humanity the oldest political system ever. Along the River Nile’s bank, the first central, unified state in the world was formed. Egypt had the precedence in creating the life of a whole nation through the formation of organizational frameworks that had an important role in maintaining the values of democracy and freedom. Egypt’s permanent constitution (issued in September 1971and later amended on May 22 1980) regulates the State’s political system and determines general authorities and reference terms. The Egyptian constitution hereby enforces the pillars of the democratic, parliamentary system, stresses the supremacy of the law and the independence of judicial authorities based on the basic

A naturally occurring talent can be an invaluable asset through life and posthumously for an individual. One such person is Umm Kulthum; a celebrated Egyptian singer who lived through the 20th century until 3rd of February 1975 to become one of the most famous Arab vocalists in history. This paper aims at discussing the life and times of the star who is still honored today in the Arab world, even more than forty years since her death. Additionally, this paper looks at her contribution to Egypt at her time and at contemporary times.

Security cooperation between Egypt and the UK also extends to lucrative arms deals. The UK also

The Egyptian economy has been witnessing a series of economic and political reforms since the beginning of the 21st century. Starting from post-Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s era in 1990 several economic reforms and monetary policies have been implemented by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and other economic institutions. The economic reforms started by the Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in 1991 with the aim of amending the economic imbalance of demand and supply sides within the economy, rebalancing the government budget deficit and stabilizing inflation rates. The ERSAP was followed by several monetary policies, such as the “float” of the Egyptian pound implemented in 2003 by the central bank, most of which were with the main purpose of inflation targeting and price stabilizing, since inflation has been one of the main economic issues facing Egypt and hindering it’s economic growth and development. The 2003 floating of Egyptian pound policy was a turning point in the Egyptian economy, allowing exchange rates to float freely after decades of manipulating the real exchange rates to keep the nominal Pound to Dollar exchange rates constant. Starting from the beginning of the 21st century several transforming events had occurred in the Egyptian economy, most notably the monetary policies implemented by the central bank in 2003 and 2005, with the main

In the continent of Africa, access to solid infrastructure is variable. In the country of Egypt, access to sanitized, drinkable water is available to 99% of the population, 92% of the roads are paved, and children go to school for an average of 14 years. 1,375 miles south in Ethiopia, however, the numbers plummet. Only 42% of Ethiopians have clean water, 13% of the roads are paved, and most children go to school for an average of seven years. Egypt is an outlier. A significant portion, if not the majority, of all the African countries share issues similar to those shown by Ethiopia, and though they are improving, it is oftentimes not enough to keep up with their rapidly growing populations. In order for these countries to truly fix their infrastructure, there must be an increase in local funding, education, and support from the western world.

Tens of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators took to the streets on 25 January, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, educated and not so-educated. They all chanted “Long live Egypt”, “Life, liberty and human dignity” and “Down with the Mubarak regime”.

First of all, music in the Arab world witnessed a shift from classic to modern or popular music. In his article “Arabic Music and Its Development,” Suleman Taufiq explains that classic music consists of a melody usually sung by a solo voice, which may also be accompanied by a choir. Moreover, the melody is always soft and the rhythm is, most of the time, slow due to