tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-360479382024-03-05T10:15:01.707+02:00Royal Club Mohamed-AlyThe most elegant location on the Nile shore. 2,8 km south of Mounib Sq. Upper Egypt highway, Giza
RCMA is owned & operated by Dr. Maged Farag. Cell: 012-2211 3681 email: magedfarag@hotmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-61062039287455978632006-11-17T01:29:00.003+02:002012-07-12T14:12:48.606+02:00Club's Bulletin board<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It doesn’t get much better than this: the Royal Club Mohamed-Aly has the reputation of being the most stylish spot on the Nile, and with good reason. Amidst lush gardens overlooking the river’s eternal waters, you would be forgiven for imagining you had been transported back to a more genteel time: a time of cocktails by the pool, elegant lunch or dinner parties by the Nile shore, tranquil afternoon teas, and lavish celebrations. Strolling through the gardens, you will come across one of the country’s most important individual collections of memorabilia, much of it dating from the period of Egypt’s “liberal experiment” (1923-1936): royal portraits and historical documents, rare coins, antique carriages and vintage automobiles. You might pause for a moment’s reflection in one of the alcoves of the King Fouad Clubhouse, and gaze out through the latticework screen at the palm groves before returning to the garden and crossing Badi’a bridge for a romantic walk on the secluded Mahroussa Island. At Club Mohamed-Aly, the fine art of farniente is very much alive...<br />
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N.B: Royal Club M-A is open from 9 am to midnight, seven days a week. It may be closed partly or totally for private parties and special events.<br />
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Khedivial Yacht "Farida" - Authentic 19th century Steam Ship<br />
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Still, the gardens are so extensive, and the pool so large that no matter how crowded, one seems to always be able to find a little corner in which to relax with a good book, or watch the pretty white egrets dive for fish in the Nile.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/pool%20cafe.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/pool%20cafe.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/pool%20BBQ.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/pool%20BBQ.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/poool.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/poool.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/pool%20cafe%202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/pool%20cafe%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Posted by Bob-i-Licious - Sun. 1 October 2006<br /><br />Friday, A friend of mine invited me to go to a great place along the Nile, with swimming pool and palmtrees. As she described it, Heaven along the Nile. Fair enough. That was a Go. After a few taxi rides and subway discovery, we arrived at the Mohamed Aly’s Royal Club. Indeed a great place. And the landscape from the Nile was insane. We spent (with some other friends of me) the all afternoon there. Got burned, got wet and got happy.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Club%20House.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Club%20House.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Michaela Cabrera, The Daily Star, July 15, 2006<br /><br />If you’re up for a 45-minute taxi ride to Giza, you can enjoy a warm day in the classy Mohamed Ali Club. Reminiscent of colonial days wherein English officers took their afternoon tea and read novels by the Nile, this Giza oasis is romantic and relaxing.<br /><br />Guests have access to the large two-level pool, a museum that houses art and artifacts from the khedive period and an exhibit featuring a collection of vintage cars. But the club’s main attraction is its location right by the Nile, in view of sailing feluccas and fishermen seeking an afternoon catch. Women can swim freely in string bikinis and lounge by the pool’s cascades without disapproving looks from Arab tourists and conservative locals. Amidst palm trees in a well-manicured lawn, guests can enjoy meals from a menu serving pasta, pizza, barbeques and burgers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1162190675709460412006-10-30T08:44:00.002+02:002008-08-12T20:08:42.513+03:00El-Salamlek Museum & Library<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Where history is made bearable!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQMNJPQfR3hJqmALi89cQMva1osp0LkgFUfx4wxhGS4dlj50R9BYO6Bc9LXTrEtaGM1y6nHkVs9v54TyufDncbVMrfp7DVd3H379CLLzM-E6ayHSksZkeAqstnH8K-GC9kdR2zA/s1600-h/office.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQMNJPQfR3hJqmALi89cQMva1osp0LkgFUfx4wxhGS4dlj50R9BYO6Bc9LXTrEtaGM1y6nHkVs9v54TyufDncbVMrfp7DVd3H379CLLzM-E6ayHSksZkeAqstnH8K-GC9kdR2zA/s400/office.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012518976915936466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJnTmUnKvruU7z9aPSye6YI1ScNfMXhJU2q847x5diuaB99f_zayrFClrduj-dEOw2AkFFyGQ7VCHsdYOVKRsGkERq56USwuNGmnZBZkTVxyxkYySQnOZTF27oPDdnUlShoSIaA/s1600-h/radios+corner.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJnTmUnKvruU7z9aPSye6YI1ScNfMXhJU2q847x5diuaB99f_zayrFClrduj-dEOw2AkFFyGQ7VCHsdYOVKRsGkERq56USwuNGmnZBZkTVxyxkYySQnOZTF27oPDdnUlShoSIaA/s400/radios+corner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012510709103891586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqy5BXLksTD6UXUmOYBr4NdHrXBTZdcNhX6Aq8rTYzaU7EmURIvszkNsmpfMOK5FY2zJocW9bjzMZ78kGDyrhy2kdb_MkwgEzlN5bf9hgruoHEF0WUComMBnj5beFHjARBKg7zg/s1600-h/MoAly.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqy5BXLksTD6UXUmOYBr4NdHrXBTZdcNhX6Aq8rTYzaU7EmURIvszkNsmpfMOK5FY2zJocW9bjzMZ78kGDyrhy2kdb_MkwgEzlN5bf9hgruoHEF0WUComMBnj5beFHjARBKg7zg/s400/MoAly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012580794380227858" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />An Ottoman and a gentleman<br />By Pascale Ghazaleh<br />Al Ahram Weekly - 7-13 September 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/abbas.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/abbas.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />... the royal flag, a wood sculpture of the crescent and three stars, portraits of Kings Farouq and Fouad, military uniforms from the pre-Revolution era... Perhaps the most devoted collector of such mementos is Maged Farag, who has produced volume after volume of pictures and words related to the royal family. Printed on heavy pale grey paper and bound in luxurious deep green leather, the Royal Albums feature "real" photos of banquets, weddings, receptions, dignitaries and royals at work and at play... They could almost be one's family albums, left lying carelessly on the coffee table. 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That he did it all single handed, is one more proof that he is, as I always, said a rather special person. And for budding historians who are dying to publish your research, this is your golden opportunity to approach him with the product of your intensive historical cogitation.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/17Magazines%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3FAD%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/17Magazines%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3FAD%3F%3F%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Old news<br />Al Ahram Weekly<br />20-26 April 2006<br /><br />"Egypt's history is a long chain of Pharaonic, Persian, Greek, Roman, East Roman, Arab, Ottoman, French, British, Royal and Military links, according to Maged Farag, the force behind Misr Al-Mahrousa. Most are more or less adequately covered. The weakest link, indeed, is the pre-1952 period; some 40 years or so became taboo and you couldn't even mention them outside a specific ideological framework. Someone had to stick his neck out, break the taboo and maintain the continuity..." A visually as well as historically compelling record produced on high-quality paper and containing some of the rarest photos of the period it dealt with, the resulting, bilingual publication of 128 pages had appeared 29 times, once a month, before it was discontinued in 2003. "When I first thought of founding the magazine, I already realised reading was not among the habits of the average Egyptian -- something that was particularly the case with history, since it has a reputation for being boring. That's why I tried to present it in an attractive way; and in fact my pictorial archive came in handy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">H.H. Khedive Ismaïl Pasha<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/ismail%20pasha.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/ismail%20pasha.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>The highest order in the Kingdom of Egypt, The Mohamed-Aly Collier.<br />Conferred by H.M. King Fouad I on H.M. King George V<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F44%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F44%3F%3F%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Marriage contract of Mohamed-Aly's niece - 1899 ten pounds note<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F18%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/Page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F18%3F%3F%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/10%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3FL%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/10%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3FL%3F%3F%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Mohamed-Aly Pasha, by David Roberts<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mo-Aly%20%20Alex.18.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mo-Aly%20%20Alex.18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Construction of the Delta Barrages (Al-Kanater Al-Khayreya), 1847<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F40%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F40%3F%3F%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mo-Aly%20Medal.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mo-Aly%20Medal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Plain Talk<br />By Dr. Mursi Saad El-Din<br />Al Ahram Weekly - 6-12 July 2000<br /><br />History is not only the business of historians. Equally, it can be written by individuals whose love for their country makes them take the trouble of searching deeply into its past. They visit museums, libraries, record offices, newspaper archives and private correspondence.<br /><br />One such figure is Maged Farag, a controversial intellectual who has developed just such a passion. I say "controversial" because his activities have been interpreted in a number of ways, one being a nostalgic yearning for royalty. But Maged is really only an Egyptian enthusiast, always seeking to put the past in perspective. His own record library, for one thing, stands up to, and surpasses many official reference libraries.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">H.M. King Farouk I<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/farouk%20salam.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/farouk%20salam.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1162190545761266842006-10-30T08:42:00.000+02:002006-11-06T16:44:21.741+02:00Majestic Celebrations at the Royal Club<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%201.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%201.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%202.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%204.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%204.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%203.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%203.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%205.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%205.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%20bar.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%20bar.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Mahmoudaki%206.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Mahmoudaki%206.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Badi%27a%20bridge%201.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Badi%27a%20bridge%201.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Badi%27a%20bridge%202.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Badi%27a%20bridge%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Setup by MahmoudakiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1161818377198040942006-10-26T01:19:00.000+02:002006-12-25T19:08:44.935+02:00Une Promenade Royale<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/night%20view%201.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/night%20view%201.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/night%20view%203.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/night%20view%203.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Une Promenade Royale<br />Hala Fares<br />Al Ahram Hebdo - 13/8/2000<br /><br />A 13 km sur l'autoroute de la Haute-Egypte et sur une superficie de 42,000 m2, se trouve l'un des plus beaux clubs privés de l’'Egypte. Diar Mohamad Ali, un nom qui suggère tout un programme. Il veut dire en effet « Domaine de Mohamad Ali ». Il s'agit du premier club privé en Egypte qui représente non seulement un centre de loisirs, mais qui raconte aussi une période de l'histoire égyptienne.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F3%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/200/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F3%3F%3F%3F.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />En 1990, le Dr Magued Farag, propriétaire du club, a eu l'idée de le réaménager de manière à servir de village touristique, mais avec une fonction différente des autres établissements du genre. « Diar Mohamad Ali est différent des autres clubs, là vous pouvez vous détendre sur la pelouse autour de la piscine et en même temps vous plonger dans la lecture de l'Histoire », explique M. Samir Mourad, directeur exécutif du projet.<br /><br />Le club comprend un bâtiment de trois étages. Il est prévu d’y installer un restaurant, un club-house pour les invités VIP et une bibliothèque qui renferme des livres, des documents et des manuscrits, tous racontant l'histoire de l'Egypte contemporaine de l'époque de Mohamad Ali en 1805 jusqu'au règne du roi Farouq en 1952. Le jardin est orné de statues, de canons. Le drapeau royal flotte partout dans ces lieux nostalgiques.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Maged%3F%3F%3F2005%3A2.2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/200/Maged%3F%3F%3F2005%3A2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Des journées splendides sont organisées très souvent au club à l'occasion de la publication des livres de Dr Farag, qui portent essentiellement sur l'histoire de l'Egypte contemporaine. « A l'occasion de la publication d'un de ses livres, on a amené un chef turc âgé de 80 ans pour imiter les plats préparés le jour du mariage de la princesse Fawziya avec le Shah d'Iran. On a fait une journée splendide.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbY0ATafsAB0Xcku15U4Vh-ktFF37VQHuOdT8oVSN4dXmWeb8L8Aj6TnWgXnyZ3r1SyaNBgHlLbfXxbAy6POrw0ZVE6827ZH9exhcULrDxLvCgDhMoqPCwxe-2sAp8dteZHt8Lg/s1600-h/Fouad&Rail.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbY0ATafsAB0Xcku15U4Vh-ktFF37VQHuOdT8oVSN4dXmWeb8L8Aj6TnWgXnyZ3r1SyaNBgHlLbfXxbAy6POrw0ZVE6827ZH9exhcULrDxLvCgDhMoqPCwxe-2sAp8dteZHt8Lg/s400/Fouad&Rail.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012511903104799890" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160950693042931102006-10-16T00:16:00.000+02:002006-11-17T06:21:01.232+02:00The Khedivial Ball<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F66%3F%3F%3F%26%3F%3F%3F67%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/200/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F66%3F%3F%3F%26%3F%3F%3F67%3F%3F%3F.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Pack of Cards<br />By Madame Sosostris<br />Al Ahram Weekly<br />15-21 April 1999<br /><br />I do hope that you have been hanging on to grandma's ball dress and grandpa's tarboush -- they are mandatory if you wish to attend the very lavish ball organised by my dear friend and king of extravaganza Maged Farag at the Mohamed Ali Club. Maged is so keen on his Egyptian début de siecle theme that he has hired a tarabishi who will be in attendence to iron -- or lend -- partygoers the proper headgear. No such arrangements have been made for the 1920s gowns, though, and I am afraid that the ladies will have to come equipped with their own boas.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/tarabish.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/tarabish.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kongit Sinegiorgis, Saadeddin Shazli, Maged Farag, Mette Ravn,<br />Pål Thorson, Vivi & Christer Sylven<br /><br />Pack of Cards<br />By Madame Sosostris<br />Al Ahram Weekly - 13 - 19 May 1999<br /><br />Like a bee sampling the nectar of many flowers, I filled my chalice at a ball fit for a king, launched in style by my dear friend, perfect host Maged Farag, who welcomed his guests in a white tuxedo jacket and red tarboush at the Mohamed Ali Club (which, incidentally, is transforming into the most sought-after venue in Cairo). I am really not at liberty to tell you all the wonderful things that made this evening so extra special, because Maged told me that those who did not turn up as prescribed did not deserve to know. Well... maybe I can cheat a little and share a few tidbits: The ambassador of Sweden, His Excellency Christer Sylven, was wearing a tarboush in the colours of his country, blue with a yellow tassel, Ambassador of Norway Mette Ravn did not stray off the beaten track and neither did Nader Riad, chairman of Bavaria company, but His Excellency Daniel C Kurtzer, ambassador to the United States, opted for the less provocative, tarboush-less look, while Her Excellency Kongit Sinegiorgis, ambassador of Ethiopia, wore the loveliest white ensemble with bright trimmings imaginable; impeccably elegant as ever, the problem of the tarboush never arose with her of course. Arbiter of elegance Naguib Abdallah arrived in a gold embroidered frock coat to go with his classical tarboush and was accompanied by a mysterious and gorgeous woman in a stunning long dress; elegantly understated as usual, veteran diplomat and former ambassador to the US, Ashraf Ghorbal sported a no nonsense dark suit and standard tie with his tarboush. General Saadeddin El-Shazli looked absolutely thrilled when his old friend and brother-in-arms Major-General Munir Shash walked in, apparently an unexpected and pleasant reunion. That is all, dears: enough is enough. From now on, mum is the word.<br /><br />Dancing at the Club M. Aly's Khedivial Ball<br />to the tunes of Cairo Symphony Orchestra<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/1600/orchestra.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/400/orchestra.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Lady of the harem arriving at the Gezira Palace (now Cairo Marriott Hotel)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F54%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/page%3F%3F%3F%20%3F%3F%3F54%3F%3F%3F.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160950588034773882006-10-16T00:12:00.000+02:002006-12-15T19:51:30.334+02:00Royal Parties at the Royal ClubNile parties<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/in%20the%20nile.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/in%20the%20nile.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Pool parties<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/gouna%202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/gouna%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/gouna%203.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/gouna%203.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/gouna%204.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/gouna%204.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Setup by Ihab Shalabi.<br /><br />Pack of Cards<br />By Madame Sosostris<br />Al Ahram Weekly - 6 - 12 May 1999<br /><br />With a stroke of the charismatic Samih Sawiress's magic wand, the Gouna Beverage Company has expanded the horizons of those of you who will be wining and dining in their favourite little restaurants this summer. They will now be able to sample the world famous 600-year-old Löwenbreu beer, which normally hails from Munich, but which is now being made under licence in the famed El-Gouna resort on the Red Sea shores. It is not clear if this new beer will be bear the name of Löwenbreu-on-the-Nile or retain its original label, but what I can tell you from experience is that it tastes even better with the addition of the distilled waters of our legendary river.<br /><br />Samih Sawiress, Manal & Sherif Mohi and Ihab Shalabi<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/gouna%202.15.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/gouna%202.14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/gouna%201.16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/gouna%201.15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>For the faint-hearted among you who are not partial to the heavier German brew, however, Samih has thoughtfully prepared a lighter, purely Egyptian lager, Sakara Premium, which has hit the market at the same time as Löwenbreu. Not content with making beer, Samih is also producing red and white wine (a rosé is on the way), under the trademark of Obelisque, a fact vividly brought to the attention of the guests during the launching. And what a launching that was! I do hope that you have already visited the Mohamed Ali Club, whose distinguished members, contrary to established rumour, do not boast a royal pedigree. What they lack in nobility, however, they more than make up for in joie de vivre. If, like me, you are one of the in crowd, you will agree that there wasn't a better place to celebrate the event. Maged Farag, the club owner and chairman of its board, never afraid to overdo things, delighted the 1,500 invitees, all celebrities of course, with his habitual panache, although the presence of a real lion and its cub may have surprised those who were not entirely familiar with this exceptionally hospitable host's flights of imagination. Another interesting feature of the Gouna folly orchestrated by the beverage company was the variety of talents that performed in a setting worthy of the Thousand and One Nights. A German musical ensemble cheered Löwenbreu drinkers on, while popular Egyptian songs were being belted out by the pool to a shisha-smoking, Sakara-swilling audience, and a little further away, celebrated harpist Manal Mohieddin was caressing the hearts of the wine tasters. Firmly entrenched in the shisha corner, Ahmed Fouad Nigm whispered rustic verses into the attentive ears of a selected few.<br /><br />Wedding parties<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/big%20wedding.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/big%20wedding.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/am%20Aly.1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/am%20Aly.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Am Aly, uniformed to drive the bride and groom aboard the jewel of the Club's vintage cars collection: The 1951 Bentley<br /><br />Disco nights<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Disco.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Disco.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Space Ibiza world tour<br />Summer 2001<br /><br />One of the Ibiza superclubs is taking a few of their resident DJ's around the world on their upcoming world tour. Heading to travel through New Zealand, Miami, Washington, Cairo and Los Angeles, Space will be putting on a show that will definitely sell out around the world.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/David%20Moreno.1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/200/David%20Moreno.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Tour dates:<br />- August 26th: Los Angeles, at the Mayan Club with Space resident David Moreno, in collaboration with Tribal Joy. <br />- September 8th: Auckland, New Zealand with David Moreno, Tania Vulkano and Oscar Colorado. <br />- September 13th: Miami, at the Opium Garden with dj's David Moreno, George Morel, Shawn Rudnick, Jim Reed and DJB. <br />- September 15th: Washington DC, at the Glow with dj's David Moreno and Kenediance. <br />- September 21st: Cairo, at the Royal Club Mohamed Aly with dj's Tania Vulkano and David Moreno.<br /><br />A record: 4600 dancers, one dance-floor <br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/disco%202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/disco%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Oriental bash<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/nazif.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/nazif.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/dancing%20horse.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/dancing%20horse.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/mozmar.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/mozmar.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Welcoming Military Brass Band<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/military.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/military.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160948605143157942006-10-15T23:40:00.000+02:002006-11-07T19:54:51.312+02:00Café "Toussoun Pasha"<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Cafe%202.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Cafe%202.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/cafe%205.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/cafe%205.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Cafe%201.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Cafe%201.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Cafe%203.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Cafe%203.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/cafe%204.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/cafe%204.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />La Revue d'Egypte<br />Numero 27 - Janvier - Fevrier 2006<br />Le club Mohamed Ali.<br /><br />Au bord du Nil, en vis-à-vis des buildings de Maadi, un très beau palais de style mamelouk surplombe une magnifique piscine composée de deux bassins reliés entre eux par une petite cascade. Un peu plus loin, et c’est ce qui fait véritablement le charme de ce club, se trouve une île à laquelle on accède par une petite passerelle. De là, on a l’une des meilleures vues du Caire sur le fleuve. À l’écart de toute construction, l’eau s’écoule ici avec indolence et vous pourrez, en rêvassant, contempler le courant emporter lentement les nénuphars et les barques des pêcheurs.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/STAMP%3F%3F%3F%20.1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/320/STAMP%3F%3F%3F%20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Pour agrémenter votre farniente et si vous êtes intéressé par les vieux objets du XIXe et XXe siècles, n’hésitez pas à demander au propriétaire, Maged Farag (il est francophone) de vous montrer son petit musée royal. Le restaurant propose des grillades de viandes, des plats libanais et italiens. On y sert tout alcool. Vous pouvez également fumer une chicha, le tout à des prix raisonnables.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160948167855276772006-10-15T23:18:00.000+02:002006-11-18T03:25:00.632+02:00"El-Sohbageya" Ramadan TentRamadan Karim<br />Réhab El-Bakry <br />Business Today - December 2001 <br /><br />"People work very hard all through the year," says Mohamed Sadek, chairman of SANO Catering and the Sohbageya Tent. "We rarely eat dinner as families. But every one takes it easy, works less and spends more time with family and friends during Ramadan." While Ramadan once meant an economic slump as people turned their backs on work, shops and consumer goods in favor of families, fasting and prayer, it underwent a commercial facelift in the early 1990s. <br /><br />As people grow bored with television, they begin to socialize. Their destination? Most likely one of the many Ramadan tents. Tents were also an invention of the 1990s. In 1994, SANO Catering chairman Sadek created Ramadanna (Our Ramadan), the first such offering. "People spent many a Ramadan night in Hussein smoking shisha and drinking sahlab. My idea was to create a similar traditional ambiance in a more controlled environment." <br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Ramadan%204.3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Ramadan%204.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Ramadan%201.3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Ramadan%201.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Ramadan%202.3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Ramadan%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Ramadan%203.3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Ramadan%203.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Setup by Sano (Mohamed Sadek)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160890154923096832006-10-15T07:25:00.000+02:002007-01-23T03:34:22.164+02:00"King Fouad" ClubhouseMarble floors and medallions, fireplace mantles, fountains and alcoves, furniture, doors and mashrabeyya windows... all hand carved to the finest and most beautiful authentic designs of medieval Egypt, known as "Arabesk".<br /><br />H.M. King Fouad I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyFinImbn8tHXGwvDmcSTVYUouquWB41iBPDB-9jkwrio9Od_SQ8TMsAUSjDmVERBeYRNj0vSrBg9y3uL_eT6rdDMuxefS3_F3oyq0xGMAR41pquecwTApFbrKqqU9OG7V1-JnQ/s1600-h/COVER%3F%3F%3F+%3F%3F%3FMAR%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F2001%3F%3F%3F.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyFinImbn8tHXGwvDmcSTVYUouquWB41iBPDB-9jkwrio9Od_SQ8TMsAUSjDmVERBeYRNj0vSrBg9y3uL_eT6rdDMuxefS3_F3oyq0xGMAR41pquecwTApFbrKqqU9OG7V1-JnQ/s200/COVER%3F%3F%3F+%3F%3F%3FMAR%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F2001%3F%3F%3F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023032948974547538" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Centre%20Facade.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Centre%20Facade.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Floor%201.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Floor%201.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/GM%20Office.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/GM%20Office.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Floor%202.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Floor%202.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />... and, very soon, we will be in!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Picture002.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Picture002.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/1600/kebla%3Adet..jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/400/kebla%3Adet..jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/1600/2sadafs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3138/4400/400/2sadafs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcWaur5TX-qPs_iJz2rrId17e4Zl8BBotWebfGfpe9BZMxn3Bf6r4rvZC_DBAYAwB1JQ6JYqXNBNmiTyaJahZsgsJvfTrtuuYxEJMTLwl2frq27JhJ9zLGxNJHGsIsfQt47fbzw/s1600-h/2nd+medallion.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcWaur5TX-qPs_iJz2rrId17e4Zl8BBotWebfGfpe9BZMxn3Bf6r4rvZC_DBAYAwB1JQ6JYqXNBNmiTyaJahZsgsJvfTrtuuYxEJMTLwl2frq27JhJ9zLGxNJHGsIsfQt47fbzw/s400/2nd+medallion.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012517383483069634" /></a><br />Le Salon Royal<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/sofa%20.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/sofa%20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/Interior%201.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/Interior%201.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/close%20table.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/close%20table.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/1600/corner%201.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5443/4021/400/corner%201.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36047938.post-1160889303398497022006-10-15T07:12:00.000+02:002007-01-26T18:17:45.952+02:00Kingdom of Egypt's Coat of Arms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5IM793JfSJVBRxdUxNpDky9g-VLgc8DJ6LfzGONRMuek0L0Kn3WUTnysVSDDu0hOdaRCXS35yZ6I0i0LWRfyAVDOGagYgxNBR3k5wNn33sgIlIQbfxWOSbspC3XT4QhhtKcvkw/s1600-h/Royal+Egypt.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5IM793JfSJVBRxdUxNpDky9g-VLgc8DJ6LfzGONRMuek0L0Kn3WUTnysVSDDu0hOdaRCXS35yZ6I0i0LWRfyAVDOGagYgxNBR3k5wNn33sgIlIQbfxWOSbspC3XT4QhhtKcvkw/s400/Royal+Egypt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023426879079969394" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1