I need some gift ideas for an Egyptian family living in USA (my family). It is so hard buying them gifts from Egypt because they have everything there and I cannot buy them anything 'Egyptian' like ancient Egyptian art or so. I was thinking I should be enough for them, I'm their gift hehe, but it will be my first time visiting them after my marriage so it will look bad if I go "eed wara we edd oddam" lol. Ideas please. Happy Eid to all of you!
2007-10-11 00:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by Ruby 6 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Egypt
zoser- I like ur idea of the model for alkaaba.
Roush- I sent my sis a couple of scarves before. I know Egypt has the best ones ever!
lool@ elma7shy. good idea I will fill my bags with 7ilal ma7shy!
2007-10-11 04:13:28 · update #1
hasafer- my dad has a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggge home library of Islamic books
2007-10-11 10:24:34 · update #2
It depends on your budget too... I agree totallly about the crystal thing, to add on, if women are veiled (in the family you're visiting, you can bring them tar7a (after el laf wel dawaran fel bilad kollaha trust me a7la tora7 for veiled women is here)
2007-10-11 00:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Roush 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Knowing you have a religious family , in the States, the best I can think is a model of Al Ka3bah, or al harm made by crystal Asfor,,,from crystal(over 30%lead oxide ) Swarovski style ,, Swarovski crystal contains approximately 32% so both are almost similar in quality but the price of Asfour crystal is 10% of Swaroviski one and you have some Islamic designs (you can always choose different products but pay attention for packaging and handling while traveling)
(in the web site you can see only Mohamed Aly mosque but they have lots of other things than what they show in the web site)
http://www.asfourcrystal.com/docs/SubCategoryProducts3.aspx?ProductSubCategoryID=29
http://www.asfourcrystal.com/docs/SubCategories3.Aspx?ProductCategoryID=11
edit : there are lots of beautiful Rosaries (sabhah) too there,
for dad
http://www.asfourcrystal.com/docs/SubCategoryProducts2.aspx?ProductSubCategoryID=68
I think there is a shop which sell the products in city star mall, in front of spinneys in the same floor...
2007-10-11 00:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by Zoser 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
arabic religious books [ take the new edition of el fatawa by dar el shorook by emam mohamed abdo [ sorry I only know about books ]
2007-10-11 05:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by hasafer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
think that the best gift that "7alat ma7shy"
they will eat his fingers after
2007-10-11 02:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by m m 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋