●Egypt
&iayandCulture
◆Islam
&yofEgyptiansbelieveinIslam,whistheirpersonal,politiidlegallives。IslaminatedfromwhatistodaySaudiArabia。TheProphetMuhammadisviewedasthelastofGod’senvoys(followiepsofJesus,Moses,Abraham,etgrevelationtomastandingbecauseamessageforallhumaherthanjusttoapeoples。AsMhttheBibletotheTorahandJesus,Muhammadbroughtthelastbook,theQuran。TheQuraio(theSunnah)areusedasthebasisforalldirethereligion。
AmoiesforMuslimsaretoprayfivetimesaday—atdawn,noon,afternoo,aheexacttimeispublishedintheloeereachday。TheMuslimholydayisFriday。EverythingisanypaniesalsoThursday,makingThursdayandFridaybetheweekend。
DuringtheholymonthofRamadanallMuslimsmustfastfromdawntoduskandareooworksixhoursperday。Fastingoeating,drinkiesmumg。Itisnotnecessaryforexpatriatestofast;however,theymust,drink,smuminpublic。
&atsu,familiesaogethertocelebratethebreakihecelebratioihehingsdevelopmoreslRamadan。Manybusinessescarryoutitsworkonareducedschedule。Shopsmaybeopenaunusualtimes。
◆FamilyValues
◇Thefamilyisthemostimportantuiay。
◇Kinshipplaysabigpartinallsocialrelations。
◇Theindividualisalwayssubjeily,triberoup。
&ismisviewedpositively,siprovidessupportforone’sfamily。
◇Thefamilyisesboththeheextendedfamily。
&ianHonor
◇Honorisanimportaerpersoionships。
&aeemforpeopleisbhtandanobligation。
◇Anindividual’shoelyihereputationandhonorofeveryoheirfamily。
◇HohatEgyptiansshowwarmthtofriendsas。
◇Italsodemandsthatpeopledressaswellastheirfinancialsituationsalloroperrespedrevereheireldersahority。
◇Aman’swardedashisbondandtobreakyourpromiseistraily。
◆SocialClass
◇Socialclassisveryobviousisidecidesyouraccesstopoosition。
◇ThesocialEgyptianisborermiheireverydaylifeandthecesthey>
&hreesocialclasses:upper,middle,andlower。
◇Statusisdeterminedmorebyfamilybadthanbyabsolute
&tlesocialmobility。
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&iquette
◇Thewaysisdetermihdthereligionoftheperson。
◇ItisadvisabletofollowtheleadoftheEgyptiaing。