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By:

Salman, Mahboob, Yogesh, Akram, Venkat, Rauf, Mirza

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INDEX

• History & Culture• Religion• Marriage Customs• Food • Dress• Treatment of women• Funeral rites

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North Africa

• This region consist of

• Egypt

• Morocco

• Libya

• Algeria

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EGYPT

Culture:

• It was among the earliest civilizations.

• After the pharonic era it got influence of Hellenism, Christianity, and Islamic culture.

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MOROCCO

Culture:

• Is an ethnically diverse country with rich culture and civilization

• Inspired from the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Jews and Arabs, The South (Sub-Saharan Africans) and the North (Romans, Vandals, Andalusians).

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LIBYA

CULTURE:

• Traditions of the nomadic Bedouin.

• The tradition of folk culture is still there.

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ALGERIA

• CULTURE:

• It has been strongly influenced by islam.

• And there are traces of french tradition in their culture.

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EGYPT RELIGION:

99% - Muslims (mostly sunni)

01% - Christians0%

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80%

100%

MUSLIM CHRISTIAN

EGYPT

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MOROCCO

RELIGION:

98% Muslims

02% Christians

0%

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40%

60%

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100%

MUSLIM CHRISTIAN

MOROCCO

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LIBYA

RELIGION:

97% - Muslims

2% - Christians

1% - Jews0%

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40%

60%

80%

100%

MUSLIM CHRISTIANS JEWS

LIBYA

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ALGERIA

RELIGION:

99% of the population is Muslim

1% is others which consists mostly of Christians.

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

MUSLIM CHRISTIANS

ALGERIA

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EGYPT

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS:

Mostly arranged marriagesMostly arranged marriagesJust before the marriage Just before the marriage vows begin there is a vows begin there is a musical wedding march musical wedding march called the Zaffa. called the Zaffa. There is traditional There is traditional Egyptian music, belly Egyptian music, belly dancers, drums horns and dancers, drums horns and performers with flaming performers with flaming swordsswords

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MOROCCO

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS: Consists of 3 daysConsists of 3 days The first day is the The first day is the Hammam dayHammam day The second day of the The second day of the henna ritual henna ritual The third day is the The third day is the day of the ceremonyday of the ceremony

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LIBYA

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS:

• Consists of four days• The first day is the hafla • The second day is the

nejma • The third day is the goufah • The fourth day is the day of

the ceremony

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ALGERIA

MARRIAGE CUSTOM:

The first step of marriage in Algeria is the engagement.

Traditionally, the more money is spent and gifts given during the wedding, the prouder are the families

Most preparations evolve around the bride and

her beauty: the hammam, the henna

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FOOD EGYPT:

• Ful Mudammas (Broad Beans in Sauce) • Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni, Rice, and Chickpeas) • Shai (Mint Tea) and Baklava • Lemon and Garlic Potato Salad • Gebna Makleyah (Oven-Fried Cheese) • Bamia (Sweet and Sour Okra) • 'Irea (Cinnamon Beverage) • Khoshaf. • Lettuce Salad • Spinach with Garlic

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FOOD

MOROCCO:

• Lentil stew with potatoes & spinach

• Vegetarian moroccan stew• Moroccan chicken with

honey & almond• Ras al Hanaut (Morrocan

spiced chicken)• Moroccan mint tea

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FOOD

LIBYA:

• Sharba libya (Libyan soup)• Hassa (Gravy)• Magrood (Date filled

cookies)• Ghreyba (Butter Cookies)• Mhalbiya (Rice Pudding)

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FOOD

ALGERIA:

• Saffron and Raisin Couscous with Fresh Mint

• Fresh Sweet Dates • Etzai (Mint Tea) • Sahlab • Banadura Salata B'Kizbara (Salad) • Sweet Couscous Dessert • Stuffed Dates and Walnuts • Algerian Cooked Carrot Salad

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EGYPTIAN CLOTHING

• MEN: GALLIBIAYA: a loose fitting

cloth. Usually they are white, black

and light blue.

Head wear tarbush: usually red and long

with some thread like things

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Skull caps: religious caps which are worn and they are stuck to the skull and cover the hair.

Turban: a turban is worn over tarbush or the skull cap.

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• WOMEN Gallibaya: Similar to men. But has flowers

and is bright. Usually worn indoors.

MELAYA LUF Large rectangular wrap worn

for modesty, warmth and to carry things.

Headscarf is also worn.

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MOROCCON CLOTHING

• MEN DJELLABA A long, loose, hooded garment

with full sleves. TARBUSH is also worn with

djellaba FOOTWEAR BABOUCHES: soft leather

slipper without heels.

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• WOMEN KAFTAN Always bright with ornate

patterns or beeding. Very expensive

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DRESS-LIBYA

• In Libya , the traditional dress is known as JHUBBA.

• It’s a long loose garment.

• Women too prefers long loose garment with scarfs.

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DRESS-ALGERIA

• ALGERIA too got the same dress as of LIBYA.

• i.e long loose fitting JHUBBAS for men.

• And women adds hijab too for religious purposes.

• Altogether there is also a trend of western casuals in the youngsters.

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TREATMENT OF WOMEN

• In past women were treated as slaves.

• Most of them were buried alive.• But as time passed , as of now

women are respected and share equal rights as of men .

• Even then in most of the slum areas of North Africa still there are number of illiterates who treats women as slaves.

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Funeral customs

• African perception

• Journey

• Family cleansing

• Ritual killing

• Community affair

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FUNERAL SITES

• In our modern world most of us associate funerals with either a conventional graveyard or cremation

• Tombs often reflect the status of the dead. They also give an indication of housing at the period of death. In pre-dynastic times, circular huts were replaced by rectangular houses and the shapes of graves changed accordingly too.

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FUNERAL SITES

• They also believed that the body must be kept fed on its journey to the afterlife.

• So tombs often had food and drink in them although as time went by the actual food was often replaced simply by pictures on the walls.

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REFERENCE

• www.google.com

• www.wikipedia.com

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Any Questions

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