Tag: Egypt

Shopping Overview Popular souvenirs include alabaster vases, old books, leather goods, carpets and ceramics. A well-known souvenir is the colorful Muski glass, which can be recognized by its air bubbles and has been mouth-blown in Cairo for centuries. Cairo has a lot to offer for shopping. Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar, is a treasure […]

From 1931 to 1937 the internal events of Egypt went through eventful phases, which are summarized in the following lines. The conflict between the government supported by the sovereign’s confidence and the ruling party, the Wafd, which had abstained from the 1931 elections in protest against the constitution change in 1930, continued in 1932 and 1933. […]