Egyptians Remain Optimistic, Embrace Democracy and Religion in Political Life

Presents survey findings about Egyptians' national mood and outlook, views of leaders and institutions, priorities for government, beliefs about the role of Islam in politics, attitudes toward democracy, and perceptions of the United States and Israel

Egyptians in Ohio?

A small broadside is reproduced, illustrating a gold plate bearing pseudo-Egyptian hieroglyphics and allegedly found in a Cincinnati well by Benjamin Styles in the 1850s. It and a similar hollow brass hemisphere with similar glyphs, found in Darke Co., Ohio (Landis 1937) is also dismissed as an archaeological hoax. As for the manufacturer, since Styles was a tinsmith, he is a likely suspect

Saudi women in the media: Saudi and Egyptian perspectives

The aim of this research is trying to differentiate between the way Saudi women see themselves as well as the Saudi males\u27 perception of them; and the way Egyptians perceive them. Such perceptions are ignited by global media arms that have critical roles in shaping and forming opinions or pre-set ideas about Saudi woman. This research is a quantitative study in which two non probability purposive/snowball samples are selected: Egyptian and Saudi. A 400 participant of both nationalities is asked to fill a survey that is created to show the perception they have of Saudi women. Participants included are above the age of 21, highly educated and must watch TV for at least an hour per week; however, the Egyptian participants who have lived, visited Saudi a couple of times for reasons other than religious (Hajj or Omra) will be excluded to ensure that their created perceptions are neither created, enforced or changed by what they saw in real. Television viewership and exposure patterns of Saudis are different than Egyptians. Saudis follow Saudi and foreign news and never watch the Egyptian news channels, while Egyptians tend to follow Egyptian and foreign news and ignore the Saudi news channels. Saudis, on one hand, watch all the entertainment channels available when Egyptians only turn to Egyptian and foreign and never watch Saudi entertainment. When seeking information about Saudi women, Egyptians turn to foreign channels, while Saudis turn to their own local channels. Saudi participants tend to stick more to their initial source of information; whereas Egyptians tend to seek alternative sources than their initial chosen one. In general, Egyptians are considered to be a more active audience than Saudis. Participants from both countries had different perceptions of the different media. Both Saudis and Egyptians agreed that foreign media are the most credible, have the highest quality and most variety; however, they disagreed on which media are the most trusted. Saudis believe that their own Saudi media are the most trusted, while Egyptians believe that foreign media are the most trusted. Moreover, Saudis have a positive perception of their women as well as their country; however, Egyptians have a negative perception of Saudi women and Saudi Arabia. In general, participants with negative perceptions from each country had different TV watching habits. The very few Saudis with a negative perception were light viewers of TV. They never or rarely ever watch Saudi or Egyptian media and sometimes follow foreign media. However, Egyptians with negative perceptions were heavy viewers of TV. They never or rarely watched Saudi media and sometimes watch Egyptian and foreign media

Revolution: uniting Egyptians

Audio documentary on people who have left Egypt to live abroad but have come back to Egypt after the revolution

Egyptian Revolution: The Music of Reform

Overview: On January 31, 2013 National Public Radio (NPR) reporter Leila Fadel broadcasted an interview with Omar Kamal, devout Salafi turned beat boxer in Cairo, Egypt. Kamal was a drug addict and a drummer who decided he wanted more out of his life and searched for fulfillment in Salafi Islam. The Salafist sect is a very traditional, strict and conservative form of Islam which, among other things, discourages its followers from playing music – especially the kind of angst-filled rock that Kamal was playing. In an attempt to find direction, Kamal gave up his music and followed the religion to the letter, obeying the rules the leaders set in place for him and dedicating himself to this new lifestyle. The new life required him to accept new values and limits on his behavior and character; more specifically it required a musician to stop playing music and give up a passion. Shortly after, protests broke out in Egypt calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. His regime had never supported the Salafist religion, and under his rule Salafi Muslims endured persecution and turmoil. Despite the previous maltreatment, the Salafist leaders advised their followers not to participate in the protest demonstrations and to avoid the conflict. Omar Kamal was surprised to see the leaders take such a hypocritical stance after all the harassment they had borne in the past years. He decided to leave his religious path to join the revolution and fight against Mubarak. Once he joined the protests, he went back to his music finding that not only could he express his anger against the government, but he could also express his confusions and frustrations about his religious experience and his identity crisis. His return to a musician’s lifestyle served as an outlet that gave Kamal that sense of fulfillment that he searched for in religion. While still a devout Muslim, Kamal claims that the Salafis must adapt to the new Egyptian culture and support the changes it is undergoing if the religion wants support and followers. He states in the NPR interview, “the people aren’t stupid and they won’t believe you, just because you claim that God is on your side.” This clash between modernization and traditionalism is part of the reason why music is thriving so well in revolutionary Egypt. Musicians and fans draw from a plethora of musical genres and with this spectrum of musical styles, there is a song that speaks to everyone

Diabetes Mellitus Risk Assessment Among Egyptians Versus Saudi Arabians Nursing Employees: Comparative Study

Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is the uppermost vital public health challenges in the world. More than 150 million adults are affected and the total number is predicted to double in the next 25 years. The present study aiming to assess the diabetes mellitus risk among Egyptians versus Saudi Arabian's nursing employees. Methods: A convenient sample of 150 employees from each country were collected. The study was conducted at faculties of Nursing at Menoufia University, Egypt and Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia. Two tools were utilized for data collection, self-administered questionnaire and self-risk assessment screening score. Results: Both groups had a good total knowledge score (74% of Egyptians vs. 58% of Saudi Arabians) with a statistically significant difference. More than half of Egyptians had negative attitude compared to nearly half of Saudi Arabians who had a positive attitude. Nearly two-thirds of Egyptians had good practice vs. 44% of Saudi Arabians who had a bad practice. More than two-thirds of Egyptians vs. more than three-fourths of Saudi Arabians were scored high risk for diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Based on the findings, there were statistically significant differences among Egyptians versus Saudi Arabian's nursing employees in total knowledge, practice and attitude scores of diabetes mellitus. Total risk assessment screening score of diabetes mellitus has shown a statistically significant difference between both groups. Recommendations: Large-scale awareness programs should be implemented after identifying the appropriate means to spread the message to the common population about all aspects of diabetes. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Knowledge, Practices, Attitude, Risk assessment. DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/59-0

Pyramid scheme

Debbie Herridge unwraps the mummy of ‘topic work’ and discovers a wealth of practical science experiments within...

The Impact of Egypt\u27s Mega Events on Egyptians\u27 Public Mood

The study aims to study the Impact of Egypt\u27s Mega Events on Egyptians‟ Public Mood. Egypt organized two Mega Events in 2021: The Pharaohs‟ Golden Parade and Luxor Sphinx Avenue. The study also examines the impact of the two Mega Events on the Egyptian Identity. While the two Mega Events targeted Egypt\u27s external publics to attract tourists to Egypt, the study attempts to assess the impact of the two Mega Events on one of Egypt\u27s internal publics; the Egyptians. Depending on the concept of “Social Listening” as a theoretical framework, the study examines the possible ways the Egyptian government can use social media to trace Egyptians‟ Public Mood. The study draws on random samples of Egyptians, taken two months before and two months after each Mega Event. The samples were drawn using the Sentiment Analysis technique to gather spontaneous comments and reactions from Egyptians on three Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The study adapted the Public Mood model suggested by Rhan, Kroeger, and Kite (1996) and applied the eight Public Mood indicators suggested by the study as search keywords for the Artificial Intelligence (AI). For the measurement of Egyptian Identity, a Qualitative Analysis was done over the 2000 comments gathered by the AI. The Findings of the study suggest that the two Mega Events positively influenced Egyptians‟ Public Mood and reopened the debate about Egyptian Identity. In addition to the findings about the two Mega Events, the AI revealed other issues that mediated the Public Mood