Word: luxor
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...Jihad and the Gama'a Islamiya. Both groups broke away from the more moderate Muslim Brotherhood to wage a terror war against Mubarak and his predecessor, President Anwar Sadat. For much of the 1990s, they waged a terror campaign at home, culminating in the massacre of 57 tourists at Luxor in 1997 by the Gama'a. But a harsh crackdown saw much of its leadership imprisoned, and from their prison cells they have renounced violence and declared an official cease-fire. The Islamic Jihad group, headed by Ayman Zawahiri, rejected the cease-fire; they had already made common cause with...
...What happened in Fallujah was horrible and definitely not accepted by Islam. Many clerics denounced the murderers and the subsequent defiling of the victims' corpses. Human dignity must be preserved, even that of our worst enemies. Fazlan Muhayyria Luxor, Egypt...
...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...
...aboard that it was difficult to book passage without buying a package, which includes a stay at a decent Cairo hotel but not the Mena House. These days, for as little as $1,845?half the price of the package tour?you can book a four-day trip from Luxor to Aswan, or vice versa, on A&K's stately Sun Boat IV (800-323-7308). Flights from Cairo to Aswan or Luxor are only $290 round trip...
...aboard that it was difficult to book passage without buying a package, which includes a stay at a decent Cairo hotel but not the Mena House. These days, for as little as $1,845--half the price of the package tour--you can book a four-day trip from Luxor to Aswan, or vice versa, on A&K's stately Sun Boat IV (800-323-7308). Flights from Cairo to Aswan or Luxor are only $290 round trip...