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From the Mohammed Ali mosque one can see the pyramids
This is a portrait of the ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, considered the founder of modern Egypt, with the pyramids in the background.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Pasha#/media/File%3AModernEgypt%2C_Muhammad_Ali_by_Auguste_Couder%2C_BAP_17996.jpg 
View from the mosque 
Same, from the esplanade -
Say what?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afroasiatic_languages
The terms “Hamitic” and “Semitic” were etymologically derived from the Book of Genesis, which describes various Biblical tribes descended from Ham and Shem, two sons of Noah.
Almost set for a marriage (aroussa) 
From the Mohamed Ali mosque on The Citadel of Cairo 
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The Monastery of St Simon “The Tanner” is recent, as are the religious reliefs
There are 2 churches, one is under the rocks and indoor, the other is under a different rockface and outdoor.
The funniest part was discovering that above one of the rock churches on the plateau are 2 football fields, where games were being played ⚽️https://www.samaanchurch.com/en/home
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_the_Tanner (where it says ‘stumble’ in the article, in the church relief it says ‘sin’ – which made me reflect upon the equation of sin with sex and how a lot of religion seems to deal with the disruptive forces of attraction to others, and yes, there are other sins too) 
Simon 
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Today at the Monastery of St. Simon The Tanner.
Another scene of the visit of the wise men from the East to the new born christ, to the right of it the annunciation to Mary, that she will conceive him. -
Be merry, make music and dance
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The neighbour’s dogs’ puppies. Merry christmas
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Looking out of the bathroom window -
Yesterday morning early i was in the King’s chamber(10) of the Cheops or Khufu pyramid. It was still quiet, just a few people. A bit later many people were ascending as i was descending (along the same steep stairs passage, 2-6-9).
See the explanation of this diagram in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza. The chamber is at the bottom of the structure in red. Inside one only sees the chamber, not the structure, or airshafts (the two diagonal lines with also 10) 
Just out of the pyramid, crowds there by now Then i took a long walk around the pyramids and into the desert
Dogs live on the Cheops
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18 December World Arab Language Day
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-arabic-language
https://nationaltoday.com/arabic-language-day/
(Just learning the alphabet is really difficult, as the letters are written differently when they are at the beginning, in, or at the end of a word)
