EGYPTIAN DIET AND CULTURE
HN/HL 3952 Credits- WINTER 2012
FACULTY-LEAD STUDY ABROAD
Egypt has been and is most likely to remain the epicenter of Arab/Middle Eastern culture. Its phenomenally historic revolution last year handsomely added to its unique place in the history and evolution of that region. While there are courses which cover some aspects of the Mediterranean diet and its known health-promoting factors, none exists which offers such a remarkable opportunity for students interested in studying health and/or culture in an Arabic speaking and predominantly Muslim country whose northern shore is the Mediterranean Sea.
HN/HL 395 FLSAW-2012 IN A NUTSHELL, I
Class teacher and travel leader:• Dr. Mohey MowafyTravel co-leader:• Dr. Ann Sherman
NUTSHELL, II
The class initial proposal:FLSA_HN-HL_395_Winter-2012.htmlThe class syllabus:FLSA-2012-Egyptian-Diet-Culture-Syll.htmA somewhat tentative itinerary:tentative.html
NUTSHELL, III
The class components:Meeting the people of Cairo and AlexandriaTasting the food (more details later)Participating in cooking classesVisiting the farms (the traditional and the modern)Learning from Egyptian scholarsLearning from the youth who rose against tyranny in January 2011.Visiting what tourists visits (excursions)Enjoying what tourists rarely ever get to knowSmelling the aroma of the Mediterranean waters and feeling the fine
sand of its shore between your toes.Allowing for some whimsical spontaneity within safe and appropriate
boundaries
LODGING
Cairo (Al Pyramisa) Alexandria ( Al Maamoura)
EXPLORING ANCIENT EGYPT
COPTIC EGYPT
ISLAMIC EGYPT
EGYPT POST THE 2011 UPRISING
EXPLORING EGYPTIAN FOODSimple, vegetarian, and
inexpensive delights:FalafelMekhalelFool MedamesKosharySalatatAdsBesarahMolokhia
A bit complex, meat-based, and a bit expensive delights:
KababKoftahHamamSemmanSamakGambariFerakhArabneb
EXPLORING EGYPTIAN DESSERTS FeteerMaa-moolKahkAtayefKonafahBaa-lawaGatue GelatiMalbanFruits
Falafel, Mekhalel, and Tabula
Koshary
Besarah
MOLOKHIYA
Fool Medames
Bamia
Bedengan
Samak
Hamam Mahshi
Kabab and Koftah
Soqu El Khodar
FOOD PRODUCTION
TRADITIONAL CONTEMPORARY
HEALTH BELIEFS
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
HONORING NAGEEB MAHFOUZ
SOUQ’S AND BAZAAR'S
ENTERTAINMENT
ALEXANDRIA
THE MEDITERRANEAN
THE ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
I WISH WE COULD STAY LONGER, BUT IT IS TIME TO HEAD BACK
If you should have any questions, please feel free to call or e mail me:906-227-2366