Egypt still depends on its traditional cotton growing and tourist industries. Many major tourism destinations have developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. The study of tourism in the muslim world can be about religious topics such as hajj and pilgrimage, but it actually. According to a study published by hotelier middle east 2008a on 1,000. Islam in egypt flourished during the early dynastic periods such as the fatimid and the ayyubid dynasties and established egypt as a major cultural, political and social power in the islamic world. Yet, these movements represent only a visible minority of egyptian fundamentalism as a whole. Islamic tourism and managing tourism development in. Today, however, the regime has left behind it multiple political and social cleavages as a heritage that will not be easy to overcome. Tourism through muslims, although it can be extended to include nonbelievers subject to compliance with islamic values shakiry, 2008 religious tourism pilgrimage and visit to holy places around the world of islam hassan, 2007. On october 22, 2016, a senior egyptian army officer was killed in broad daylight outside his home in a cairo suburb. Halal tourism through the lens of generation z in a muslim majority. But resources such as oil and natural gas are growing in importance. Advances in hospitality and tourism research ahtr, 21.
This research focuses on jordan and egypt and pursues toidentify the awareness of hoteliers, travel agents and airlines agents about halal. History of terrorism against tourists in egypt, 1992 to. Countries such as egypt, lebanon, turkey, bahrain and malaysia have. In 1250 ad, a military caste known as the mamluks took control of egypt and established it as a major islamic power. Banks in egypt overview and guide to top 10 banks in egypt. Tourism, religion and spiritual journeys religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel. Art now shares the same dna with historical islamic art. This subcollection of the drawings of islamic monuments collection contains autocad2000 files of the drawings in zipped folders. Until mid20, no policy approach proved capable of overcoming the causes of the countrys crisis. Desecuritizing counterterrorism in the sinai peninsula. Cairo is islamic, though some areas are more so than others. Thus, the fame enjoyed by the town of luxor in egypt is due to the existence of the pyramids and the sphinx, in the same way that the city of orlando revolves around disney world.
Actually, this area is no more islamic than central cairo, but as though walking through a time machine we are transported back to cairos past islamic heritage, to a world of ancient mosques and 1,500 hundred year old markets. Following are notable incidents in the failed moslem militant campaign to permanently cripple egypt s lucrative tourist industry. How will the class hours be scheduled among other assignments and activities. At its peak in 2010 the sector employed about 12% of egypt s workforce serving approximately 14. By the 10 th century, the arabic language had replaced coptic as the.
Shariacompliant hotels, islamic hotels, delphi method, egypt. Islamic tourism issue 08 autumn 2003 60 city tourism by. The female tourist experience in egypt as an islamic. When you talk about islam and politics in egypt today, the focus is understandably on actors that weve come to know fairly well, like the muslim brotherhood, some new actors in the society which i hope were going to hear about from jonathan later on. Tourism, religion and spiritual journeysprovides a.
In the 21st century, egypt is modernizing its economy to better serve a growing population. This paper seeks to explore the evolution of islamic tourism in the world especially in malaysia as a multicultural nation. Recently, tourism has been seriously considered in the national. Arabic republic of egypt ministry of tourism egypt tourism reform program dr. Mushirah elfishawy muslims in egypt always celebrated the coming of the holy month of ramadan with light and decorations. Islamic funding shariacompliant hotels in egypt the growth of the sch sector throughout the middle east has been considered as one of the most observed trends in the recent years. Another cognate of the word islam is the arabic word for peace, salam. Cultural concepts in relation to islamic tourism islamic culturalreligious sites alahamarneh, 2011. Egypt islamists offer vision for sinfree tourism by maggie michael, associated press 6 hours ago cairo ap islamists are dominating egypt s elections and some of them have a new message for tourists. Islamic sites in egypt landmarks and holy places to visit. Economic and cultural sources of preferences for globalization in egypt amaney a. The term middle east is used here in a restricted sense with a special emphasis on the levant egypt, israel, jordan, lebanon, palestine and syria. The muslim conquest of egypt took place between 639 and 646 ad and was overseen by the rashidun caliphate.
Egypt islamists want sinfree tourism pakistan defence. The female tourist experience in egypt as an islamic destination article in annals of tourism research 63. The 1990s saw the start of a violent islamic insurgency that targeted police and. The muslim brotherhoods social outreach after the egyptian coup 2 included 1142 individual entities spread across each of egypt s 27 governorates.
Ian stalker a turbulent year in both north africa and the middle east has led to a steep decline in the number of tourists visiting egypt this year but those involved in the countrys tourist. Overview of corruption and anticorruption in egypt 4 corruption in peoples interaction with the administration bertelsmann foundation 2014. Islam is commonly used as the name of a religion whose followers are referred to as muslims. Unesco office cairo regional office for science and technology for the arab states arab league educational, cultural and scientific organization islamic educational, scientific and cultural organization. It ended the long period of roman and byzantine rule in egypt. The knowledge of these places has been passed down through the ages and in some cases more than one location make claim to hosting the same historical place. Egypt is located in the continent of africa, neighboring ethiopia and libya as well as the mediterranean sea. Over and above the many mosques, there are also many other fascinating islamic sites in egypt which attract millions of visitors each year.
In arabic, however, the word literally means submission islam to god so that muslim refers to one who submits to god. Arabic, coptic egyptian written in coptic script arab egypt 641969 adce 642 ad egypt conquered by arabs and converted to islam 969 city of cairo founded fatimid egypt 9691171 ayyubid egypt 11711250 mamluk egypt 12501517. Tourism is one of the leading sources of income, crucial to egypt s economy. You simply cant escape over 7000 years of historical influence ancient egypt enjoys. Ecotourism nabil dabour the strong and sustained rise of tourism activity over the past few decades is one of the most remarkable economic, social and cultural phenomena of our time. Egypt s economy is one of the most countries of the middle east economies diversified, with agriculture, industry, tourism and services sectors. They followed in the footsteps of omar bin alkhatab the first caliph to increase light in the mosque during this month, so. These works of art provide a contemporary face to lacmas worldrenowned islamic. Byzantine rule in the country had been shaken, as egypt had been conquered and occupied for a decade by the sassanid empire in 618629, before being recovered by the byzantine emperor heraclius. Since the religious factors have been brewed in islamic tourism, it. This report provides an overview of the phenomenon known as political islam in the middle east. The legacy of ancient egypt, with names like ramses, nefertiti and tutankhamen and places like the great pyramids of giza and the sphinx echoes in art, literature and popular culture. Ancient egypt grips the imagination, touches the soul and inspires the uninspired.
The distinctive and dazzling elements of islamic architecture. Attracting muslim tourists is considered a good business opportunity in an. Social movement theory and the egyptian muslim brotherhood ziad munson. Please note that some of the places featured on this site cannot be verified for certain. Egypt is an excellent example of what can happen to the tourism industry in such.
Pdf the growth of islamic tourism among muslim countries should become an alternative revenue. How many class hours can you devote to this project. Islamic tourism as a factor of the middle east regional development. The importance of tourism to a destinations economy. Islamic architecture is one of the worlds most celebrated building traditions.
Developing tourism products in line with islamic beliefs. A profile of egypt fundamentalist movements in egypt are best known in the west for their violence and extremism. The famed nile river was the host of one of the early four civilizations, and the country has since retained rich cultural artifacts as well as garnered a new position as. Most coptic christians converted to islam, and within 200 years, coptic christians were a minority. Banks in egypt will also benefit from a stable deposit base. Grand corruption corruption has been a feature of the egyptian economy ever since the countrys independence. At what point in your course will you include the material on international terrorism. Morocco, egypt, lebanon and jordan were the top 10 oic countries in terms of. Islam in egypt is the dominant religion with around an estimated 90% of the population. To make further progress, the government must ensure that many more new and better jobs are created each year. Religion will undoubtedly play a major part in the new egypt. State department files from egypt during the period and suggest that social movement theory. Cairo, the capital city of egypt, is quite often called the city of minarets due to it numerous mosques.
Therefore, it is true to believe that, if planned and. Islamic tourism is a naturalfit for these countries as the majority of them already has basic infrastructure and environment in place to meet the specific needs of muslim tourists, and thus, have a comparative advantage over the others. Known for its minarets, domes, vaulting, arches, and decorative work each of which is often found in the islamic mosque, this distinctive approach has been popular in the muslim world since the 7th century. Timeline of egyptian history 6 middle ages languages. Medical tourism has become an integral part of the global tourism system and despite the availability of the elements of medical tourism in egypt, but the features had not been completed so far, despite its success on multiple areas of the red sea, such as mount sinai on the gulf of suez and sharm elsheikh on the gulf of aqaba.
The manpower in egypt about 26 million people, according to 2010 estimates, are distributed on the service sector by. Almost the entirety of egypt s muslims are sunnis, with a small minority of shia and ahmadi muslims. The impact of islam on premodern egypt, 641 to 1798 25 1. For anyone considering a banking career in egypt, this list of top banks in egypt is a helpful guide on where to start.
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