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Ancient Festival Unites Egyptian Muslims, Christians - VOA News
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are celebrating a spring festival that predates their religions. "Celebrating Sham
el Nessim is an old pharonic celebration. It starts at the end of the winter season
and the beginning of the spring season,” said Yehia Elghazzawy, ...
Egypt Frees Australian Journalist But Leaves Many More in Jail | Time
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any other nationality,” said Yehia El Sherbini, a close friend of Abou Zeid. “They
took his camera and destroyed it. Why destroy his camera? Why kidnap him and
put him in prison? Why? It's not fair. He's done nothing wrong.
Egypt seeks new markets, boosts security as tourism drops - Reuters
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to $3.77 billion. Since then, Egypt has made significant efforts to improve airport
security and persuade the world it is safe, said Yehia Rashed, the country's
tourism minister. It is also looking to attract tourists from countries that ...
Salafis in Egypt Have More Than Just Religious Appeal - The New ...
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they would do more,” said Yehia el-Sayed, 41, a school employee smoking
outside a cafe in Port Said, a city known for its liberalism but where Salafis
outpaced the liberals with a surprisingly strong 20 percent of the vote.
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