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CAIRO TIMES
NEW MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Miss Khadeeja Dabaziz awed the Muslim World early this morning after it was announced that she was to fill the position of Egyptian Minister of Internal Affairs. She is the first woman to fill such an important position, since Egypt was ruled by the Queens of Old. This is a bold move by the President Zashur Sharif, and many think this is just a ploy to level the playing field with the American and European governments, of which many have had women in positions of power for years.
Critics of Dabaziz feel that she may not have had the life expierience to succesfully fufill her position. Yet they are adamantly silent when it comes to Dabaziz's male counterparts, many of whom have no more life expierience than she. Through the sexism and oppression, Dabaziz has some how amassed a large number of supporters. All claim that a woman in the government is a step forward for not only Egypt, but all of the Muslim world.
Needless to say, Khadeeja Dabaziz will be closely watched by both the Egyptian public, and her superiors in the government. Whether or not Ms. Dabaziz is competent or not, well, only time will tell.
EGYPTIAN PEASANTS RECEIVE EQUAL TREATMENT FROM GOVERNMENT
An inumerable amount of small villages line the banks of the Nile. Their only source of income coming from fishing, and farming. These people truly lead the simple life. But it is from this easy going lifestyle that a problem stems. After a recent survey of the people in these villages, it was revealed that they feel, as one man put it, "Out of touch with the people in the big cities." The people of these small hamlets live lifestyles that contrast greatly with the lives of the citizens of Cairo, for example.
Many of these villagers are devout Muslims, it is a true rarity to find a woman who is not completely covered in a traditional burka, where as some Muslim women in Cairo find it a hassel to even wear the hijab (the head veil). And despite this extreme devotion to their faith, the Mosques in these villages are often run-down or non existent. Forcing the inhabitants of these villages to make day long pilgrimages to the nearest Mosque.
In an effort to fix this problem and please the villagers, the government has ordered ten new Mosques to be constructed in ten farming villages that have no place of worship. The belief is that this act of kindness will boost the waning confidence of these simple, peasant folk.
EGYPTIAN TOURISM BOOM
The Egyptian Board of Foreign Affairs has decided to revitalize the slowing Egyptian tourism industry. In almost every free, democratic, city in the West, the average citizen cannot turn on their television set without hearing the Tourism Board's slogan; "The Land of Pharoahs Awaits."
Through almost every media available, the Board of Tourism has attempted to reach as many people as possible. Television, radio, the internet (through widespread use of something called, pop-up advertisments). The Tourism Board wants to show the world that Egypt is an exotic, yet safe, destination for any type of holiday.
