#egyptian politics

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Brazil and Canada are importing increasingly more Egyptian citrus

The difficulties encountered by Egyptian citrus exporters in Asia, due to the Red Sea crisis, are driving them to explore other markets, says Amr Kadah, Export Manager of Fruit.Farm.

"The Asian market is a major destination for Egyptian citrus, alongside the Gulf countries, Europe and Russia," says Kadah. "We have put a lot of effort into finding alternative destinations to the East Asian market and China. Fortunately, we're being helped by very good quality this year, with sizes significantly superior to those of last year's, and also volumes that are increasing from season to season."

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[bijoumikhawal]

hello! i hope it's alright to ask you this but i was wondering if you have any recommendations for books to read or media in general about the history of judaism and jewish communities in egypt, particularly in ottoman and modern egypt?

have a nice day!

it's fine to ask me this! Unfortunately I have to preface this with a disclaimer that a lot of books on Egyptian Jewish history have a Zionist bias. There are antizionist Egyptian Jews, and at the very least ones who have enough national pride that AFAIK they do not publicly hold Zionist beliefs, like those who spoke in the documentary the Jews of Egypt (avaliable on YouTube for free with English subtitles). Others have an anti Egyptian bias- there is a geopolitical tension with Egypt from Antiquity that unfortunately some Jewish people have carried through history even when it was completely irrelevant, so in trying to research interactions between "ancient" Egyptian Jews and Native Egyptians (from the Ptolemaic era into the proto-Coptic and fully Coptic eras) I've unfortunately come across stuff that for me, as an Egyptian, reads like anti miscegenationist ideology, and it is difficult to tell whether this is a view of history being pushed on the past or not. The phrase "Erev Rav" (meaning mixed multitude), which in part refers to Egyptians who left Egypt with Moses and converted to Judaism, is even used as an insult by some.

Since I mentioned that documentary, I'll start by going over more modern sources. Mapping Jewish San Francisco has a playlist of videos of interviews with Egyptian Jews, including both Karaites and Rabbinic Jews iirc (I reblogged some of these awhile ago in my "actually Egyptian tag" tag). This book, the Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry, is avaliable for free online, it promises to be a more indepth look at Egyptian Jews in the lead up to modern explusion. I have only read a few sections of it, so I cannot give a full judgment on it. There's this video I watched about preserving Karaite historical sites in Egypt that I remember being interesting. "On the Mediterranian and the Nile edited by Harvey E. Goldman and Matthis Lehmann" is a collection of memiors iirc, as is "the Man in the Sharkskin Suit" (which I've started but not completed), both moreso from a Rabbinic perspective. Karaites also have a few websites discussing themselves in their terms, such as this one.

For the pre-modern but post-Islamic era, the Cairo Geniza is a great resource but in my opinion as a hobby researcher, hard to navigate. It is a large cache of documents from a Cairo synagogue mostly from around the Fatimid era. A significant portion of it is digitized and they occasionally crowd source translation help on their Twitter, and a lot of books and papers use it as a primary source. "The Jews in Medieval Egypt, edited by: Miriam Frenkel" is one in my to read pile. "Benjamin H. Hary - Multiglossia in Judeio-Arabic. With an Edition, Translation, and Grammatical Study of the Cairene Purim Scroll" is a paper I've read discussing the Jewish record of the events commemorated by the Cairo Purim, I got it off either Anna's Archive or libgen. "Mamluks of Jewish Origin in the Mamluk Sultanate by Koby Yosef" is a paper in my to read pile. "Jewish pietism of the Sufi type A particular trend of mysticisme in Medieval Egypt by Mireille Loubet" and "Paul B Fenton- Judaism and Sufism" both discuss the medieval Egyptian Jewish pietist movement.

For "ancient" Egyptian Jews, I find the first chapter of "The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD” by Simon Schama, which covers Elephantine, very interesting (it also flies in the face of claims that Jews did not marry Native Egyptians, though it is from centuries before the era researchers often cover). If you'd like to read don't click this link to a Google doc, that would be VERY naughty. There's very little on the Therapeutae, but for the paper theorizing they may have been influenced by Buddhism (possibly making them an example of Judeo-Buddhist syncretism) look here (their Wikipedia page also has some sources that could be interesting but are not specifically about them). "Taylor, Joan E. - Jewish women philosophers of first-century Alexandria: Philo’s Therapeutae reconsidered" is also a to read.

I haven't found much on the temple of Onias/Tell el Yahudia/Leontopolis in depth, but I have the paper "Meron M. Piotrkowski - Priests in Exile: The History of the Temple of Onias and Its Community in the Hellenistic Period" in my to be read pile (which I got off Anna's Archive). I also have some supplemental info from a lecture I attended that I'm willing to privately share.

I also have a document compiling links about the Exodus of Jews from Egypt in the modern era, but I'm cautious about sharing it now because I made it in high school and I've realized it needs better fact checking, because it had some misinfo in it from Zionist publications (specifically about the names of Nazis who fled to Egypt- that did happen, but a bunch of names I saw reported had no evidence of that being the case, and one name was the name of a murdered resistance fighter???)

[workersolidarity]

[sarroora]

B-b-ut...the Romans have the right to defend themselves!

[egyptianrenaissance]

An honest opinion on the Palestinian-Israel conflict

Before carrying out an attack on a certain enemy, one must calculate the consequences. because apparently, the same scenario takes place when it comes to this whole Israel-palestine conflict, which is:-

1- Hamas carries out an attack and ⲕills random innocent Israeli ⲥitizens.

2- The Israeli government fights back and 100s of innocent Palestinians are ⲕilled.

3- The Islamic world complains about the atroⲥities done by the state of Israel.

It’s worth mentioning that this whole conflict won’t change a thing whatsoever, because neither ethnicities inhabiting this land will leave. Plus, it’s unwise to blame the current generations of Jews born in this land because they never really chose to.

Otherwise, Americans/Canadians/Australians/Kiwis of European ancestry should be kicked out of their countries because they are descended from European colonizers. The same goes with Arab tribes inhabiting North Africa, White latinos inhabiting Latin America, Afrikaners in South Africa and the list goes on.

It would be really unrealistic and naive kicking those non-indigenous ethnicities inhabiting the new world out, so peace is always an alternative. But of course, in order for this peace to be attained, both parties must agree on it. Israel needs to stop its aⲣartheid-laws, and muslims need to completely get rid of their Islamist ultra-traditionalist ideologies that caused nothing but harm on the entire region.

For the meantime, innocent people from both parties will continue dying as long as peaceful negotiations are not carried out. But unfortunately, it is currently far-fetched because of the religious fanaticism existing in both sides.

[irhabiya]

i got to chat with one of my seniors yesterday she's the student rep for their batch and she's soooooo cool i'm glad we had a chance to talk

[betterbooksandthings]

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem is a beautifully textured Egyptian-inspired high fantasy book that rips your heart apart and puts it back together again. As an orphaned apothecary’s assistant in a small town, no one expects Sylvia to hide powerful magic and an even more powerful lineage. When the kingdom of Jasad fell to the kingdom of Nizahl a decade ago, everyone believed all members of the royal family fell with it, but the magically adept Jasad heir escaped, and she has been on the run ever since. Her magic has been dampened for years so typically there is little threat it will be detected, but one day Arin, the Nizahl heir, discovers her power anyway. He cannot imagine she is lost royalty, but Arin knows her magic is powerful and can tell her strength will serve his political goals. With knowledge of Sylvia’s powers and Jasadi background, he blackmails her into becoming his champion for the Alcalah, a deadly series of trials where each kingdom has one chance at selecting a future victor that will bring pride to their country. Now she must keep her identity as the lost Jasad heir a secret from the strict and inscrutable heir, even as they grow inextricably close. If she wins, Sylvia will have enough money and status as the Alcalah victor to hide for the rest of her life, but as Jasadi rebels and her own conscience demand she takes up her throne, she has to decide if she is willing to live a life of peace at the cost of her people. The book is filled with magic, political intrigue, friendship, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a magical competition to tie it all together. I could not recommend this book more.

I must say, Hashem’s debut is an impressive feat of the genre. The magic system and world-building are top-tier for those looking for fantasy with multi-kingdom political intrigue and well-developed characters. Everyone and everything introduced to the book is there for a reason and they all have well-developed backstories and interior lives. I believe the book follows an iceberg approach to fantasy where we see a fraction of the worldbuilding that goes into crafting such an intricate system where everything feels real. Small details from clothing, food, and value differences between kingdoms give life to the people and the places they inhabit.

Sylvia is a wonderful character. She is a believable traumatized 20-year-old. The book is a good recommendation for fans of New Adult-aged protagonists, but it is firmly adult fantasy. She is comfortable with murdering for survival and capable of doing so. Even without consistent access to her powers, she is clever and calculating and knows how to wield a bevy of weapons. It doesn’t stop her from caring about a select group of people including her two best friends Sefa and Marek who follow her throughout the book. They have their own story that I will not spoil but rest assured they are wonderful and Sefa is on the ace spectrum for anyone who wants to know.

Now, there is also an enemies-to-lovers subplot in the book between the two heirs, Sylvia and Arin but it is a slow burn, backburner, low-spice (but high-heat) romance. Both characters have a certain level of touch aversion one due to a magic curse, the other due to a traumatic childhood. They are also two people who don’t trust or love with any level of ease. Nonetheless, they care about each other, and the growing care leads me to believe in their chemistry. I can find no confirmation that Sylvia was written to be on the ace spectrum so please correct me if I am wrong, but I read her character as demisexual or somewhere on the ace spectrum. I am completely on board with this ship either way.

Training for the Alcalah and the Alcalah itself is so well done. Anyone who likes a good high-stakes fantasy competition will be satisfied with this storyline. The secrets and political intrigue create ongoing tension throughout the book and I cannot wait to see what is going to happen in book 2.

All that is to say this book is absolutely wonderful. Thank you Orbit Books for providing me with an arc for an honest review and I would highly recommend you preorder yourself a copy because when The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem comes out on July 18, 2023, you will want to get started.

[justtorzaplease]

When you die, you are judged based on how many people you killed. You smirk, smug, knowing your hands are clean. But as smooth, sandy hands examine yours, you feel your breath halt, flecks of blood slowly rising in a sickening display of death and love and hate. A little girl who saw your comments online, dead. That boy, only a year younger than you who had begged you for help as his bully chased him, dead. The kid in home group, face bloody and bruised because you passed on a rumor, dead. Those millions of victims worldwide, who suffered because you stood by and watched, doing nothing to help them, dead. Actions have consequences. But so does doing nothing.

~

Bystanders do more harm than good.

[sleevebuscemii]

was listening to an interview with some guy who was an advisor on arab-israeli negotiations for three administrations in the US and he started talking about how he was in jerusalem october 6th 1973 and saw ‘an israeli society that was traumatized’ and how israel has overcome trauma before blah blah blah like BITCH!!!!!! you mean THE 6th of October, when Egypt defeated the Israeli army and forced them to retreat out of the Sinai Peninsula WHICH THEY WERE OCCUPYING???

just absolutely baffling that israel’s CONSISTENT playbook is to start a war and then cry when they have to suffer the consequences of said war. how are YOU gonna be traumatized from stealing someone else’s house and then them taking it back??!!??!!!! fake ass country i swear to god

whats even funnier is that he then went on to talk about how egypt and israel signed a peace treaty six years as in like ‘look see arabs and israel can find peace’ AS IF egypt didn’t face extreme backlash for decades for signing that treaty, as if it wasn’t one of the most controversial actions in arab-israeli relations in history, so much controversy and backlash that the president of egypt who signed it was assassinated for signing it.

[jewishjeffmoreau]

the last line is so frustrating to read.

It [Hamas] has warned Palestinians in Gaza against cooperating with Israel to administer the territory, saying anyone who does will be treated as a collaborator, which is understood as a death threat.

which on the surface level makes sense if an independent palestine is the goal - but the entire article just laid out how the nominated officials are viewed as collaborators with israel.

this, on top of the united nations report that just came out that puts half of all gazans in category five (catastrophic) food insecurity.

what is the goal here? why care so much about who is collaborating with whom when half the people you represent are starving?

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Egypt increases orange exports to Brazil

Egypt continues to build up its position in the orange market in Brazil despite the Brazilian orange production being almost five times as high as the Egyptian one, as reported by EastFruit. Egyptian oranges arrived in the Brazilian market just in 2020, but then the volumes climbed drastically.

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[bijoumikhawal]

I keep forgetting to share this, but I found this article by Razan Idris really illuminating on some of the issues I have with other Egyptians and how we discuss Egyptology, and Egyptian identity from ancient to modern. Especially appreciated the mention of tahsin al-nasal.

[workersolidarity]

⚠️WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE⚠️

🇪🇬⚔️🇮🇱 ☠️ 🔞 🚨

ISLAMIC RESISTANCE IN EGYPT PUBLISHES FOOTAGE OF THE ASSASINATION OF ISRAELI BUSINESSMAN

📹 A resistance group calling itself the "Vanguard of Liberation", an Islamic Resistance faction follwing the martyr Mohammed Salah, publishes the assassination of an Israeli businessman the resistance group claims was a Mossad agent.

The Israeli occupation authorities say they are investigating the assassination of Israeli businessman Ziv Kipper, having yet to acknowledge Kipper's involvement in intelligence agencies.

#source1

#videosource

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[kaibacorpintern]

If we accept the ~1100 BC dating as correct for Atem (which I do) then he coincides with the decline of ancient Egypt as a powerful state. in other words it's historically accurate for pharaoh set to put his foot through it

[egyptianrenaissance]

Some people are worth pissing off.

[latedawnsandearlysunsets]

no matter how much you hate that girl on tumblr you wouldve hated her dad more