I made a short movie showing how beautiful is Egypt...check it out !
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The statue of liberty and its egyptian origin !
It all started when Khedive Ismail, who was involved in the building of the Suez channel - made the decision that the Suez Channel had to have a large statue at its north entrance. He took contact with a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, and the artist started the work on the statue, which should represent an Egyptian Farmer woman holding a torch in her hand to guide the seafarers safely to the gate of the channel.Frederic Auguste Bartholdi finished the model in time (not as Verdi who was a year late to the opening of the Suez Channel with his Opera Aida). Problem was that Khedive Ismail was mildly speaking a "big spender" - as Alan Moorehead states quite clearly in his book "The White Nile":"It was not only honest men like Baker and Gordon who were attracted to his service; a plague of speculators descended upon Egypt as well and the easily contrived to get rid of Ismail's money even faster than he borrowed it. In round figures the Egyptian national debt was £3,000,000 at Ismail's accession, and before long he managed to convert his into a deficit of £100,000,000 - and this at a time when the pound was worth two or three times what it is today."Add to above facts that Khedive Ismail also 
had political conflicts with France and England and did not get another loan to build the statue. The correspondence between Egypt and the artist show that when the Suez Channel was opened in 1869 the sculpture was still a model in the artist studio.When Bartholdi later was asked to design a sculpture to celebrate the American Declaration of Independence, to be ready in the year 1876 - funds was again a problem. So the statue made for Khedive Ismail was used, the torch changed hand and some other small alterations where made.The result is that it's an Egyptian farmer women who stand in New York as the symbol of Liberty. Another example of Egyptian reflections in US.
had political conflicts with France and England and did not get another loan to build the statue. The correspondence between Egypt and the artist show that when the Suez Channel was opened in 1869 the sculpture was still a model in the artist studio.When Bartholdi later was asked to design a sculpture to celebrate the American Declaration of Independence, to be ready in the year 1876 - funds was again a problem. So the statue made for Khedive Ismail was used, the torch changed hand and some other small alterations where made.The result is that it's an Egyptian farmer women who stand in New York as the symbol of Liberty. Another example of Egyptian reflections in US.Saturday, December 30, 2006
Pyramids lined up with the stars !
Ancient Egyptian astronomers aligned the pyramids due north by using two stars that circle the celestial polar point.
Nearly 4,500 years ago, each star was about 10 degrees from the celestial pole which lay directly between them. When one star was exactly above the other in the sky, astronomers could find a line that pointed due north.
But the alignment was only true for a few years around 2,500 BC. Before and after that time, the stars deviated from the north-south line and anyone using the stars to plot a direction would have made errors.
And it is these mistakes that a British Egyptologist now believes can be used to estimate very accurately when the pyramids were built. Her theory suggests that the Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed within 10 years of 2,480 BC.
Nearly 4,500 years ago, each star was about 10 degrees from the celestial pole which lay directly between them. When one star was exactly above the other in the sky, astronomers could find a line that pointed due north.
But the alignment was only true for a few years around 2,500 BC. Before and after that time, the stars deviated from the north-south line and anyone using the stars to plot a direction would have made errors.
And it is these mistakes that a British Egyptologist now believes can be used to estimate very accurately when the pyramids were built. Her theory suggests that the Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed within 10 years of 2,480 BC.
"We know that the ancient Egyptians were extremely interested in the night sky, particularly the circumpolar stars," she told the BBC.
"These circle around the North Pole, and as you can always see them, the Egyptians always referred to them as 'The Indestructibles'.
"As a result, they became closely associated with eternity and the king's afterlife. So that after death, the king would hope to join the circumpolar stars - and that's why the pyramids were laid out towards them."
"These circle around the North Pole, and as you can always see them, the Egyptians always referred to them as 'The Indestructibles'.
"As a result, they became closely associated with eternity and the king's afterlife. So that after death, the king would hope to join the circumpolar stars - and that's why the pyramids were laid out towards them."
Monday, December 25, 2006
Egypt the land of the Nile
When surfing the net..I found many pictures and videos about Egypt..so I asked myself why dont I make a short movie compiling lots of these beautiful pictures with an Egyptian music background..I saw a video which was made very nice..I liked the idea..so I made this vide..
If you like it..so please leave a comment ..thanks ;)
If you like it..so please leave a comment ..thanks ;)
Sunday, December 24, 2006
!! اكتشاف علاج للسرطان تحت بير السلم
سبحان الله !! .. تصوروا ..اكتشفوا علاج نهائي للسرطان و الالتهاب الكبدي و عشان خاطر الحبايب كمان السكري .. تحت بير السلم !! ..على ايد العلماء المصريين الأفذاذ اللي معاهم شهادات أعلى من علماء أوروبا-اللي بيشدوا شعرهم في المعامل - عشان يوصلوا للعلاج ده ..و اللي سبقهم بيه اخوانا دول و كمان نشروه في الفضائيات بدل ما ينشروه في النشرات العلمية العريقة..وده عشان الفائدة تعم كل الشعب الغلبان..
أولا ..ازاي المهزلة دي بتحصل وماحدش من المسئولين في وزارة الصحة عمل حاجة..بس بصراحة عشان نقول الحق..أنا سمعت أنهم فضحوا الشركة دي..يعد ما الناس اشتكت ان العلاج ما جابش نتيجة (و ده أكيد طبعا) و أن وزارة الصحة طلعت قرار يمنع الاعلان عن أي مستحضرات دوائية ..ولكن لحد دلوقتي لسه الاعلان شغال ..
ثانيا .. قناة محترمة زي ده فقدت مصداقيتها عندي..لأنها ظهرت بمظهر القناة اللي عيزا فلوس من أي حاجة و لو على حساب الناس الغلابة..خاصة أتها قناة يتجيب دروس دينية و بتوعينا بأمور ديننا ..وده بيربط بطريقة خاطئة بين ديننا الحنيف و حاجات ده مالهاش لازمة و العياذ بالله
ثالثا .. مش حرام عليكم استغلال ان الشعب ال مصري شعب طيب و غليان .. و بتنتهزوا ان الأمراض ديه مستعصية..عشان تحققوا أرباح كبيرة .. وده طبعا بسبب غياب الرقابة على الحاجات المهمة دي
بجد أنا حسيت أن احنا في العصور الوسطى لما أجيب السيكوسيكو على التيتوأنح فا يطلعلى علاج لأصعب مرض عرفته الانسانية..
ده بدل مانشجع التعليم.. و نعلم ولادنا اننا ممكن نحقق الأهداف دي بأنه يتعلم و يجرب . وأننا نهتم شوية زيادة بالكليات العملية زي الصيدلة و العلوم..بدل ماحنا بنشوه صورتهم و نقول على الصيدلي بقال و حلجات من ديه...
.. فاكرة مجالناحاجة و الأعشاب حاجة تانية مع ان معظم الأدوية اللي بنعملها من الأعشاب ديه !!
المهم ان أنا بصراحة شايف أن موضوع الدواء في مصر .. وثقافة النلس في العلاج و طرقه مش كويسة .. ولازم تتغير عشان نحس ان احنا في مجتمع متحضر ..يشجع الناس على العلم و البحث العلمي مش ينفرهم منه بالحاجات الغريبة اللي بتحصل دي.
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