If Tar lantern

Alexandria the great

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October 8th 2007
All I can say about this weekend is WOW! It feels like our weekend started last wednesday with our BCCIS If Tar. I have mentioned before that If Tar is the daily breaking of the fast. It is very family oriented and even if families are busy the rest of the year, the month of If Tar requires dinners together with family and friends every evening. On wednesday we set up a huge pot luck, or dish ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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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