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Long before Saddam Hussein's face-off against the U.S., another controversial Arab leader provoked U.S. concern in the Middle East, Egypt's President GAMAL ABDEL NASSER...
Hamilton, of course, is now part of the Harvard Faculty, teaching courses such as Literature 112, “Egypt in the European Imaginary”, Comparative Literature 135, “Literature and the Visual Arts: Iconophilia and Iconoclasm,” and the sophomore tutorial for Literature concentrators. Next year he will teach the Comparative Literature course “Melopoeia: On German Music and Letters”, which will examine German literature and philosophy as well as music, familiar ground in Hamilton’s personal life. “Now I’m a legitimate...
With the Middle East on the brink of war, it's an excellent time to visit the monuments and bazaars of Egypt. I'm not kidding. On a recent tour, I found the natives friendly and the culture more fascinating than ever. And with Americans shunning the place, it's perfect for adventurous travelers who hate crowds and love luxury at bargain prices...
Apprehensive Americans have avoided Egypt since terrorists gunned down 58 foreign tourists outside Luxor in 1997. And the 9/11 attacks contributed to an additional 34% decline in U.S. visitors, to 117,396 in 2002. But since 1997, Egypt hasn't seen a terrorist attack on foreigners, who it can be argued have been safer there than in New York City. European tourists have begun to return to Egypt, but they don't use luxury hotels and river tours to the extent that Americans do. "And when Americans dine," says Atef Goubran, an executive with Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, "they drink wine...
...classic short tour of Egypt includes three or four days in Cairo and four days on the Nile. Here's how to do the tour in the very best style at moderate expense...