Need Information about a Egyptian Paroh?
These are just part of what I found from two sites. I did not copy and paste the whole article from both sites. hope I helped *He made some major, but rather short-lived changes to various aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, the most notable one being his religious revolution. Akhenaten also made major changes in the ancient Egyptian art style, and presented himself in a very different manner from any of his predecessors. *The nature of Akhenaten's revolution is well established--he overthrew Egyptian polytheism in favor of the worship of a single god, Aten--but the reason behind it is still unknown. Many people have offered theories. Some historians have suggested that the same religious revolution would have happened even if Akhenaten had never become pharaoh at all. However, considering the violent reaction that followed shortly after Akhenaten's untimely death, this seems improbable. *The reasons for Akhenaten's revolution still remain a mystery. Until further evidence can be uncovered, it will be impossible to know just what motivated his unusual behavior. *Akhenaten is principally famous for his religious reforms, where the polytheism of Egypt was to be supplanted by monotheism centered around Aten, the god of the solar disc. This was possibly a move to lessen the political power of the Priests. Now the Pharaoh, not the priesthood, was the sole link between the people and Aten which effectively ended the power of the various temples. *Akhenaten built a temple to his god Aten immediately outside the east gate of the temple of Amun at Karnak, but clearly the coexistence of the two cults could not last. He therefore proscribed the cult of Amun, closed the god's temples, took over the revenues. He then sent his officials around to destroy Amun's statues and to desecrate the worship sites. These actions were so contrary to the traditional that opposition arose against him. The estates of the great temples of Thebes, Memphis and Heliopolis reverted to the throne. Corruption grew out of the mismanagement of such large levies.
What is the real cause of inflation in Egypt?
Thanks for the great question.I would add to what people shared here, printing money excessively, which is something people call in the US “quantitative easing”.Egypt has been having budget deficits for the past decade (If not decades), and the government has been always relying on international and domestic debt, regional monetary aid from the GCC allies and printing money.Egypt’s economy took a pretty big hit when the 2011 revolution broke out, Foreign investments fleeing uncertainty, shrinking tourism revenue which is a major direct source of foreign currency in Egypt, and many other factors.In addition, Egypt has been having a growing negative trade balance which is around 40B annually representing around 12% of Egypt’s GDP (in 2016, Egypt exported $27B and imported $68B).Given the dependency of imported goods, the need for dollars is always on the rise, thus, when you compile all these trends you come up with shortage of supply of dollars and growing demand for dollars. You end up with a currency crisis which took place in 2015 and 2016 and was finally settled by the CBE floating the currency.However, the inflation is still affected by a major factor, which is printing currency by an ambiguous amount which isn’t totally disclosed to the public. CBE always confirms that printing currency is driven by wise calculations. There is a chance that a disclosure of such information would be prohibited for political reasons of course.
Do you think Khaled Ali can change the political scene in Egypt?
His lack of experience, political support and practical plans, make it very unlikely that he can bring any major change. So I think he can’t.Firstly, lets look at the earlier elections of 2012[1] which Khaled Ali was also a presidential candidate. After only 1 year from Jan 25th, Egyptians were very motivated to take part in the elections and I think that was the highest turnout at ~46%. Khaled Ali had 134,056 votes out of 23,265,516, that is 0.58% only. This gives you a sense of his popularity.Secondly as an independent candidate, who portraits himself as a defender of the Egyptian poor, Khaled Ali simply lacks the support of the major political camps in Egypt. Mr Ali has only the support of socialist groups and parties and I have read some centrists may be supporting him in the coming elections too. Anyway, that is not so many people and money.The thing about leftist and socialists in Egypt is that they are weak. They have low public support and they are very incapable of influencing the public. The left wing in Egypt was only strong by the presence of Nasserism - Arab Nationalism - if you think that even count as left wing. The left wing in Egypt is incapable of presenting any alternatives. Their biggest populist appeals are the calls to stop public funding cuts and their angry calls against Israel - in which they don’t come close to islamists in doing.Finally, lets take a look at his plans. According to his Facebook page[2] Mr Ali doesn’t provide solutions to the current problems. Most of the published plans are just criticism for the current policies and mentions that with Mr Ali things will be better because of the importance of social justice.Khaled Ali is appealing to the Egyptians as a defender of the poor and the voice of change in Egypt. His biggest appeal maybe is that he represent the need for social justice and a “non-military” rule. But his lack of experience, popularity, political support and absence of practical plans for change represent big challenges for his political ambition.Footnotes[1] Egyptian presidential election, 2012 - Wikipedia[2] حملة خالد علي لانتخابات الرئاسة 2018
Why are Muslims killing each other in Egypt?
A2AThe bloodshed that is happening in Egypt (as well as Syria, Iraq, Lebanon) is part of the same political plot: by creating sectarian violence and fueling it skilfully the trio of US- Israel-Saudi Arabia want to undermine the central governments of those states for their own selfish aims. Saudi Arabia will continue to be part of that trio as long as Al Saud family continue to be good boys and do exactly as they are told otherwise their fate will be like that of Gaddafi! The day the Al Saud family steps out of line, you will see how the media will dig for every dirt they can find against them and their government, for now they benefit from the pretense of 'eyes closed' on all the crimes they commit and even on Quora we have devils' advocates defending their 'integrity' to fool the public. In their slumber the poor Egyptians unfortunately were fooled by the "Arab spring" flag and failed to recognize whose Spring it is in reality.I hope and pray the good people of Egypt use their intelligence and wake-up from their slumber soon.EDIT: In knew I would be accused of writing grannies' tales and all the rubbish associated with covering up truth, so this news that has just been released comes in handy :In the same way that the US intelligence agencies denied their involvement in the coup in 1953 in Iran and accused those who blamed them with the same discourse you use ( conspiracy theories are grannies tales!) now documents proving it have been released:CIA Admits Role in Iran's Coup—60 Years Laterdailymail.co.ukCIA finally admits it was behind 1953 coup which deposed Iranian prime minister who stood up to the WestIn 60 years or 100 years God knows the same will happen with all the horrific events that are now taking place in the Middle Eas
Similarities between Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt?
I took and Advance Placement class not knowing how stressful and time consuming it would be. I have been searching for the similar things between the social and political ideas of the two societies. Can any of you help me? I will already only get 4 hours of sleep which is not good, so I'm asking for your help. If i could have at least three examples of each that would be great. If not, anything would help. Thank you
Will the rise of atheism be the start of the decline of the western civilization?
I think what atheists don't understand is that it is God who gives us the power to do good and obey our conscience. Right now, people's morals are based on what they are taught. But as more and more people throw aside belief in God, less morals will be taught and society will make worse and worse choices. As worse choices are made, the consequences of those choices will be felt and the consequences will be worse. Every generation seems to think the previous generation had it all wrong. Romans 1:28 - 30 28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,…
Why America is such a hypocrite ?
USA was the biggest supporter of Hosni Mubarak and he was the second receiver of USA funds of course after America's baby doll ( Israel ) while his regime considered to be one of the most dictatorial regimes in the region , ain't this hypocrisy at its highest for the government which bragging everyday about supporting democracy in the ME and wage wars for sake of that ??
Is Cairo Egypt safe in 2017?
I am copy pasting this answer from Trip Advisor and it speaks about Egypt but that includes Cairo as well. the only place I won’t recommend even for Egyptians is Northern Sinai. so here we go:“In general, Egypt is a safe country to travel. Egyptians are very friendly - if you are in need of assistance they will generally try to help you as much as they are able, more than any one can imagine. For example, if you take a taxi from Cairo to Alexandria, you will be stopped at a checkpoint before leaving Cairo. They will ask where you are going, and communicate with the checkpoint at Alexandria to make sure you reach your destination within a certain time period. The same goes for most trips into the desert. There are also several checkpoints from Cairo to Sharm el Shiekh when traveling by coach. Military officials get on the coach and check passports to ensure safety for tourists and check the identity of anyone travelling to that region.As for casual crime (muggings and robberies), Egypt is quite safe. As for pickpocketing, really the problem is probably no greater than it is in most Western cities. In Egypt the problem of cheating and scams when buying in tourist places, this is likely to be doubling the price but is still relatively cheap with the exchange rate being 12, the current is over 18:1, Egyptian pounds to 1 pound sterling...the tourist will find Egypt a bargain, hotel prices are extremely affordable and travellers can enjoy 5 star luxury at unrivalled prices . Hotel staff go out of their way to ensure your stay be a pleasant and memorable experience . Cairo has everything to offer and more. It is more exciting than a number of big cities and is surprisingly very pleasantly cosmopolitan.You will find the security situation in Egypt (as in many countries) is frequently exaggerated by Western media outlets, creating a negative impressions that is somewhat amplified by the heavy-handed policies of Egyptian authorities in keeping tourists safe. The reality is that travelling in Egypt is probably more safe, than visiting most Western capitals!”I hope this answers your question. if it does, please pay us a visit. we will always be happy to have you here in your second home… Egypt :)link of the full article: Egypt: Safety in Egypt