jennifer abdul karim explores the land of the pharaohs in egypt. contrast shape society next d w. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. romantic corner track hotspot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot d w. travel off we go ah, ah, the mediterranean was once a major crossroads at the heart of the ancient world. today it has become a barrier separating europe from africa. is there anything left of

a past one share and what do today's distinct cultures have in common? journalists, xena mos rock and joe power abdul karim, travel the coast of the mediterranean, in search of answers. do you see yourself as a tunisian junior youth with all the rights and responsibilities? how can you afford to see these animals? god help you join us to get to know the people and their dreams. the mediterranean journey that come to egypt, the land of the pharaohs. the north african nation has around 700 kilometers of mediterranean coast. i don't know. nicole min medina must have that arabic phrase

main. hi said the mother of the world. i love it because that's what lots of people in the arabic speaking world called egypt, feed upon in many associate egypt with the pyramids meat. but there's another side on under his active, the mediterranean via isn't today we're in northern egypt about to take an exciting journey along the coast, castillo and a smith sash. by noon egypt is considered the cradle of civilization. the pyramids of visa are among the oldest buildings in the world. they lie just a few kilometers from the capital, cairo, and the nile, the life blood of the country flows into the mediterranean sea. egypt connects north africa with the middle east to the country is home to over 100000000 people. my journey begins in the 2nd largest city alexandria. it's major library. the video

taker, alexandrovna which opened in 2002 is right here on the promenade. it's not my 1st visit and once again, i'm struck by how much egyptian society is characterized by start contract. oh, very conservative values collide with modernity. i wonder what impact those differences have on dating and finding a partner. shakima ali founded the muslim dating away a woman in egypt or in the middle east. it's difficult for hair to like have dates like in what happens in the west western countries. so that's why when we sort of fag creating a mobile application that's helped a young muslim women and men find their life partner, shy, mind or colleagues, you scientific methods and psychologic testing to find the right partner for every

one of us, not to shuffle, but the most important thing is how the app is structured. it has to be modern without conflicting with religious and cultural values. the social consensus is that women should marry young and have lots of children that i didn't get the idea. and for good i got the only day came to me and the other found is because we have these experiences. however, the way people tool it the way my mother's friends put her on to psychological question. yes, i think she would come to me insane though he thought old, but ever since i was 24, i've been under that psychological pressure even though i work and unsuccessful. and i have lots of hobbies and i travel one, but none of that is recognized by egyptian families. they see marriage as the solo indicator. if a girl success, i guess, you know, i have been been denied the goals. how thought a food mode walk on the dinner list while the focus on is long and said when

religion may be no longer play such a role and marriage to the edge, loyal outgoing has a lot of it done it. we have the feeling muslims have concerns about getting to know each other through dating. the thought of these days it could be young muslim is want to use something modern. i've ever something technically up to date. but at the same time they don't want something that the parents might say, as i ha, ha ha much all they inappropriate all wrong. a hot on a wave oliver by fema. what about relationships outside marriage? i think of how we know. and the idea with have idea is that it's meant for marriage song. of course we don't tell anyone and use the words that they have to get married within a certain time, but they should understand that to relationship they start through this app. it is serious. it was laid, bought a lot of brush fish straight from the mediterranean for saw him. it's a hobby for others. a tough way of making a thought. but

a passion for seafood unites all alexandria. when i tell you will give the 1st port of call for all manner of specially prepared seafood is the restaurants of fear situated right by the water. has the kitchen is overseen by head shout mohammed jumper. i lose an echo summer. one of them. i can look into it. yeah. i think that's good to some of these fish here is so much. i mean, are they all from the military? not around alexandria, you know, little from the mediterranean. we don't have any from the red sea. i show once that one is also summer ones, it's called mu. so be my as wise at special ed and it tastes very good fried weights and you can also stuff it. you can have it with vasa, but it's best friday of haggling and metal. she has to hm. one told me about something called single in getty or light to make son gary. i cut open a large fish attorney often than not as

a mom and guardian. let's have saturday. and then let's take this one. she almost doesn't get if you can make angry with this to right body and our daughter and of course and some squid. i lim, nick if i'm in grid. yeah. and you'll show me how to make it all m a special feeling ovi summary. today's saturday things are busy in the kitchen. i'm getting hungry. the oil and lemon mixture, very high date of the oil and lemon mixture that it. what's of hoya? it's a very alexandrian thing. it's for the fish. we use it for the filling garlic. so larry act deal mustard and spice is 2nd, but it's not saying, you know, this is son gary. he is our fish. first. we spread sold on the baking tray so the fish doesn't stick. we'll take both the fish. i'll do one and you do one. okay,

was on that with oh, so we do it like this with our hands, oil and lemon. you take around a lemon and that's how you make your fish. diamond went to forget. oh my god, i've never cooked anything like this get am? yes, just like that. then i'm the new chef. by the la ship. that's the mussa. i was that the most of fish we failed. oh yeah, i recognize it now. nice to opt out of what to most people order here in there is son, gary fish. and because the source mixture is really special, you mean one of the best sources we have in alexandria?

ok. the any internationally, i thought what i can a 100 watt and asking that a and we could still drilling, we can prepare anything that comes out of the seal plot of me, but not a full noun left until the 1950s, greek, italian, french, and british migrants lived and worked in alexandria to day. the port city with a population of around 5000000 has some major social problems like poverty and the housing shortage. in 2019 and egyptians average monthly income was around 235 euros domino. the i limit the agenda june apprenticeship study, i only went to school only till grade 9. then at that 8th grade, why? i didn't finish school. education doesn't feed you learning a trade or a job pays more. my father died when i was 6. there was no one to look after me. sort of by. okay. i think going on for the long have you been working?

i'm 29. what the them about less. what age did you start at 14. out of the us. 1491 . yes. i'm leaving alexandria and heading out i sell, bought just under 3 hours away by car it situated on both the mediterranean sea and the nile delta. for thousands of years, the river has been egypt, lifeline. phineas hear him arrested. i now hearing that i st. simon's ship, it was an arabic, it means head of the tongue involved us. it's called that because behind me, the longest river in the world, the nile flows into the mediterranean. good to detect in mrs. male and us. so here it was. people here find that really special august was august s, as in another special thing about tommy at a province here is that it has the country's 1st female christian governor. and i'm going to meet her, who just a few kilometers further down the nile. delta is the city of damita. it's

a thriving port in the capital of damina to province in 2018. dr. manion. a lot me shy is became the 1st coptic christian to head of provincial government in egypt. and she's only the 2nd woman ever to govern. one of the countries 27 provinces dilemma to live in mid to get has been it will let them get in love with the hon hunter is moving towards the empowerment of women. young denials has them the i'm very interested in women being financially socially and culturally strong in it's one of the most imposing prerequisites for a modern country. i had the most, most, the custodian in predominantly muslim egypt in estimated 10 percent of the population are christian. most of them coptic christians when i was michelle, you who was a christian herself,

is heavily protected by security guards. radical islamists have repeatedly attacked institutions like churches and schools. and christians also faced state discrimination here, glasses de la, modesty shining. what does this experience mean for you to be? mostly because you represent egypt, but also a religious minority met any, even of christians in the country, don't like to see themselves on minority. at the end of the day, there are far fewer of you than there are muslims double yet at the bottom of in his belly ear. i was very pleased. i took it as a sign that egypt has changed. that people don't get advantages because of their background. when neva, instead, positions are allocated to candidates because if they suitability for the job, give it a now and in edward to the school, we now have a constitution that protects the rights of christians, if you mo, dixie. there are 4 laws that protect the rights of women and christians, and also those of other religions. understood, unbelievable. hague was he,

i the law states this, but the reality is different me. what can i said by to be, for example, the law may encourage the restoration of churches alone is a lot of social mood is different and jody model than bother. good for the kill him that know miss all 15 good. then had the lo fi, there might be a few troublemakers in some village way of bothered coral. charlotte, that was, that can be the case of any time it can only when it debatable will be labilly. but those are exactly the examples for alabama where we can teach people accept insulin and respect to muffle detainment in elizabeth the call, but could learn the couple of that. his income would carryon lamar, them a backyard, musser, some egyptians say that they're happy and aside, egypt is in a phase of positive change. the here we are, the la her yearly, but other say freedoms are being suppressed. come out of political views are being suppressed. i see a c, and there are political prisoners. martha colleen? what kind of egypt do you see today? anthem buckle that message on his. he has a samsung bucket. i wanted movies, damage to the they are simply times when certain things aren't possible out or buy

than what they couldn't, if you could. now, after the upheaval and the revolution really, it's easy. it is made public opinion and unsettled people, will demonstration as the mother if you what the country just can't handle that right now. and then bullet, egypt has just experienced an economic collapse austin away. elsie. eh, didn't look like a black and amazon, but why can't you have a functioning economy and a chain should have the model to one lay, hawaii talking about security matches here. i can't comment. telephone in since the so called arab spring and 2011. many have been fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights. it's been a hard struggle, especially since opt out of fatigue. i. c. c became president from damita. i'm traveling to poor side. 50 kilometers away. the modern industrial port city lies on the suez canal, completed in 1869. the canal connects the mediterranean with the red sea. these

days, most vessels that pass through the waterway or container ships from the far east, or oil tankers from the gulf on the ferry, i meet architect mohammed hasa. he's offered to give me a historical tour of the city with there between 2 continents, between africa and asia. for a while is on the asian side, and course i eat on the african side, or flawed is the newer city where it wasn't built until 1926. but while poor saeed dates from 1859, the city was built for suez canal workers. off was grand mosque isn't the only interesting thing the city has to offer. the colonial architecture was also remarkable. the european influence is visible

everywhere. the canal was nationalized in 1956 by egyptian president obama of death, nasa, for that forth. what was mainly home to foreigners working for the franco british suez canal company. sure. hm. had a tell me about what you do when you, when we run tours to make addictions aware of the history of their country and also for people from abroad for saheed is not a tourist destination. when you come to egypt, people tell you, go to luxor ra swan, while sharma shake. the hob shall be hiero the alexandria. no one says, of course i am site and why is history important? i think it's the mirror of the future. if you have no history that you have no future, it was that much of egypt depends on tourism. and poor flood has more to offer than expected so much walking around makes you hungry and something sweet would be the

perfect pick me up. we had to a local bakery. oh, missus. delicious. it's very, very, very sweet. there's, but absolutely delicious. i'm going to take some to go in roseville smith with the name on the navy the minute. why do people in this region always want their sweets to be really sweet or healthier? with loads of sugar? it seemed like in europe and muscle on there. they don't like things to be as sweet as here. hello. hello. personally, i like sugar. but what do you think java eyes of people want things to be sweet? our lives a hot enough. why shouldn't we at least sweet now food a little before they will can or maybe it's because sugar makes you happy, but it makes you feel good or bad. yeah. unless you forgot about sugar or not. the main thing is it tastes great. we also bought a little bread to feed this eagles on the ferry,

back to poor site with i'll look at this with this. i don't want to philosophize, but people who live, i the see, don't see any borders in front of them, but nobody can control them. so, but i mean, they always want freedom, the want, something better resort. i'm not saying we're better people of them, but people on the coasts have that feeling. you see, it reflected in the residence of force i. e, they hate borders. there rebellious with what are the most of them that's important in egypt right now with coastal cities or gateways to the world where people with different backgrounds and cultures come together. foresight is the origin of seems to me and music. traditionally, only men play a stringed instrument. what at the all, how he yacht club,

we meet him on huddle and her friends. they found that the 1st female seems to me ugly, through defying social norms and finding a little freedom through music. i me ah, i'm sure why did you join the group with finance, jani. i would have liked music generally, but in seconds i like the group has tremendous. oh, you know what? it's the most important thing in my life. if you didn't get up to it, so when you sang this, when you sing along with the liar, it brings love to enjoy. with that it's important like instrument. it just makes

you happy with . ah ah no, have you come on, bob own and too many there must be people who say it, but you're girls and has got to be and one of the female voices are indecent. yes, we hear a lot to get out. what's your reaction? michelle? kill them in michigan, we don't pay attention to and they'll say, hey, hold on one second and that's the last thing we think about a south drain will make it come true. no matter how hard it is to love and have a met mechanical ahead. what did your family say with and you said friday the day

it was that i've been on a sunday, so can we ask you something about it when your daughter said she wanted to sing, what did you say? she likes it. it makes her happy. i don't have jack turned it all. i'm efficient, i'm always by their side. i'm like a mother to them all. and if i go everywhere with them, but i don't forget even when they travel and i'm of us at home with. but if one of them didn't wear a head like are we, i'm be okay to move. i have last yes, no problem at all. what's most important is how she interact with other people. and he and that she's decent time with that sort of, gen, the headscarf question won't come up, give me a now back to the music. thanks very much from poor saeed. i'm returning to alexandria where my journey along egypt, mediterranean coast, began a few days ago. whenever

i travel, i always read the local newspapers. but according to reporters without borders, press freedom is extremely limited in egypt. ah, the you and hcr says there are more than 250000 refugees living in egypt. many of them from so down in the hall of the sacred heart church. we meet amina animosity the 22 year old started the one us initiative in 2018. the goal is to empower sudanese children through art and drama workshops and help them integrate into egyptian society. no, yes. i know it. what?

hello. hi. how are you? and all of you know i'm i name is dave. i can do. i think the game off for data. how have shaddick markham? i'd like to join your workshop. what do i have to do? to kill can all do i do believe let so stand up. ok anyway, but i think we have now a lot of say a name and a loud noise and we'll make a movement that says something about ourselves. it doesn't matter. walked in your head, your body jumped dance. anything? well stop cameron. i hager. my name is amanda, and this is the movement that says something about me, but i me. my name is eileen and this is my me. i'm boss my and this is my movement and this is yahoo! i'm java and this is my movement. i'm some of what's the main reason you'd use it on founded out on me and some of the most important reason is the bullying experience spice to denise children and refugee children in general. so it mainly

affects sudanese children on the street at school. lauren housing estate because i have a few items that discriminated against because if i skin color, i think difference and diversity in society has met with rejection off. can we get into the full many to play few now. okay. hey adam, you've been poll. don't make fun of me being told your height is fine with me. i made sure to tune it should be fine clothes that fatal. yes, it takes a long time to find my size. you probably find your quite easily. oh by then. okay, aaliyah made fun of it. that makes me sad. did you see how adam reacted? and it's like, i'm saying mean things to you and you answer back in a friendly way. i like it. but i'm making fun of you just and i shouldn't do that with as of right,

i well sense this is how good, what are the important issues for you right now? that the problem in egypt is people thinking in a right and left black and white. everyone thinks that if someone is different from them, they must be an enemy be confronted with. but in reality, diversity makes a strong young head to the yellow. mm hm. the next morning i leave egypt and its mediterranean coast with mixed feelings. it's a country with a long and great history. what it's present is marked by enormous social and political difficulties. trinity mentioned he and i found the people here in egypt incredibly open this and by the food was perm owned. it's been wonderful to experience the country our side to shot us up,

but at the same time it was difficult to get to know each of the way i'd hoped to. how did i be of us? we always had minders with us at the end, getting filming permits was very, very complicated and switch off. sometimes i noticed that people were afraid of expressing their opinions, which makes you realize that the country isn't so free. zolphi jo, blue ah ah, with

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