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The New Hijab Phenomenon
I remember watching the following commercial a few years ago and jumping for joy because someone out there was feeling the same way and thinking the same thoughts about the ‘New Hijab’ phenomenon.
I only found it a few days ago, thanks to Youtube and thanks to the person who added subtitled translations in English for those of you who do not understand Arabic.
Egyptian Sweet Tooth
You’d think Ramadan means less food, less cooking, less eating. But no, not here in Egypt. Ramadan means quite the opposite. There are actually special dishes and deserts made especially in Ramadan; people rush to the stores to stock up. Others are seen queuing up to buy delicious sweets that are traditionally eaten during the holy month. Because people have been fasting all day from dawn to sunset, they believe they need to overdose on their sugar intake. And that means you’ll find hundreds of people coming in and out of sweet shops, more than any other season of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
