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In Cairo live a quarter of Egypt’s
population. The dominant religion in Cairo is Islam but there
are also Christians from the Coptic Church, in a much smaller
proportion. Arabic is the native language. In Egypt’s capital
live various nations, such as: Hamitic Arabs, Berbers, Nubians,
Bedouin, Sudanese (around 400,000). Also, in Cairo are over
19,000 African Muslim that came here from different countries to
study at the Al-Azhar University. The Islamic religious
influence can be seen in Cairenes everyday life: there are 5
daily prayers that Muslims do, women wear clothes that cover
their entire body, as an Islam religion request and there are
places (like coffeehouses) where women don't go. The men's
clothes are the long robes with a turban or a hat and the
children wears uniforms when are in school. According to the
same religion, the punishments for stealing are very severe and
so stealing is an extremely rare thing. If you visit Cairo you
can see girls playing hopscotch and the boys playing soccer or
seegha. Cairo people work in factories or for government and the
craftsmen sell their merchandise on streets. The cultural
diversity exists among the Cairo’s people; it is a normal thing
since this city was the antique civilization base. That’s why
popular beliefs brought by conquerors can meet together with
traditions from the pharaoh times. If you intend to go to the
Egypt’s capital you can be sure that the Cairo people are very
warm and hospitable to all tourists and ready to help you
anytime you need it. Proud of inheriting such an old and rich
civilization and culture, the Cairo people love the
entertainment, to have fun, and are open-minded. |
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