AUC

The American University in Cairo-A Beautiful Place to Call Home

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September 12th 2011
Hi Everyone, Ahlan wa Sahlan! I was hoping to be writing my next journal entry on my trip to Alexandria this past weekend, but I woke up on Friday to find out the trip had been postponed because of the rallies in Tahrir Square. For safety reasons, when word gets out that there will be a rally they close all the surrounding streets down, making it impossible to enter or leave Cairo. While ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more