The Pan-American Masters Games are a multisport event for Masters Athletes over the age of 35. The 2024 Pan-American Masters Games were held in Cleveland Ohio USA and featured athletes from 6 continents, 48 states and more than 70 countries including Egypt.
Samy Tanious carried the Flag of Egypt in the Welcoming Ceremonies.
Samy Tanious carried the Flag of Egypt in the Welcoming Ceremonies
Africa & Byzantium Exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art
The new exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Africa & Byzantium, considers the complex artistic relationships between northern and eastern African Christian kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire from the fourth century CE and beyond. The first international loan exhibition to treat this subject, the show includes more than 160 works of secular and sacred art from across geographies and faiths, including large-scale frescoes, mosaics, and luxury goods such as metalwork, jewelry, panel paintings, architectural elements, textiles, and illuminated manuscripts.
Icon of the Virgin and Child 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period.
You will see pieces representing Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. One of our favorite parts of the exhibition is a Cleveland religious connection. The CMA's presentation is bolstered by loans from two local religious communities, reflecting years of community collaboration that powerfully demonstrates the contemporary relevance of the exhibition's topic today.
"Our work with local religious communities has been very meaningful," said Curator Windmuller-Luna. "We are grateful for their willingness to tell their stories and loan their precious artworks to us. To share these Greater Clevelanders' vivid perspectives, we have placed Community Voice labels throughout the exhibition, offering a firsthand glimpse of artworks' personal significance. We have also included Community Voice videos in this exhibition, a first for the CMA."
Another nice touch is the display of "Contemporary Faith and Heritage Communities in Greater Cleveland."
Contemporary Faith and Heritage Communities in Greater Cleveland
St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Egyptian Triptych with Crucifixion
The Infant Moses in the Nile
One of the speakers was Head of Delegation of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, Dr. Aiman Ashmawy Ali Ashmawy.
Head of Delegation of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, Dr. Aiman Ashmawy Ali Ashmawy
Egyptian Art by architect Sahar Makar at Egyptian Festival
The annual Egyptian Festival at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven Hills Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) was held August 25-27, 2023. Architect Sahar Makar created a big entrance gate for the Festival which might be seen in Egypt. It took her a month to complete.
Ambassadors to ClevelandPeople.Com are individuals who are outstanding representatives of their culture and heritage. They have demonstrated great dedication to the advancement of their own community and to the greater good of honoring and celebrating other ethnic groups and communities to make our city and region more vibrant.
We are honored to welcome Sam Tanious as an Ambassador to the Egyptian community.
This episode of Fun with Maps is about a vitally important stretch of 120 miles - the Suez Canal. Host Dan Hanson begins by showing the Sinai Peninsula to the east of the Suez Canal. Sinai is part of Egypt but is in Asia while the rest of Egypt is in Africa. It gets its name from the belief by the three Abrahamic religions that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mt Sinai, a mountain near the south of the peninsula.
The Suez Canal goes from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea to Port Suez which empties into the Gulf of Suez and then the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and then the Indian Ocean. Dan looks at the 10 year construction of the Suez Canal and touches on many of the political, military and financial issues concerning it such as when Egyptian president Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956 and the 8 year blockade that started with the 1967 Six-Day War.
Dan tells the story of the famous Yellow Fleet which resulted from that blockade. The video also covers the recent (2021) blocking of the Suez Canal by a large container ship.
Middle Eastern Heritage - World on Stage in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation presented a World on Stage event to showcase Middle Eastern Heritage on July 22, 2023 at the Centennial Peace Plaza in the Cultural Gardens. The plaza was full and the crowd enjoyed musical performances from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Lebanon and Syria.
Dancing in the Plaza at the Middle East Heritage event
Cleveland American Middle Eastern Organization Annual Picnic
The Cleveland American Middle Eastern Organization (CAMEO) has been in existence for 53 years. C.A.M.E.O. is designed to articulate the political interest of more than 275,000 Northeastern Ohio residents of Middle Eastern Heritage, Arab Americans.
At their annual picnic on Sunday July 16, 2023 CAMEO welcomed friends and dozens of politicians running for office and/or there to show support for the Arab American community.
African Heritage Day - Cleveland Cultural Gardens World on Stage
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation 2023 World on Stage events in the Gardens are showcasing various heritages. The first 2023 event was African Heritage Day on July 1, 2023.
MC Sia Nyorkor with Ethiopian coffee
Audience members came from a variety of African countries including Liberia, Ghana, Congo, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia. One attendee from Pretoria, South Africa said, "This is the first time I've felt like home since I came to Cleveland."
There was delicious West African food, an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, drummers, dancers and fun for families.
It was a great day to celebrate the heritage of the Cleveland People from the 54 countries of Africa.
Djapo Cultural Arts Institute dancer
2021
Egyptian community in Parade of Flags at One World Day
Members of the Egyptian community participated in the Parade of Flags at One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens on August 29, 2021. They have been working to have their own Cultural Garden in the future.
Egyptian community in Parade of Flags at One World Day
Egyptian street food from King Tut at One World Day
Here is a video of the entire Parade of Flags at One World Day 2021.
Hadia Tawadros and her husband Nader Soliman are encouraging people to "Eat like the Pharaohs" with the launch of their food truck, King Tut Egyptian Street Food. They love cooking and Egypt so decided to bring authentic Egyptian street food to the people of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Nader Soliman and Hadia Tawadros
This is the first food truck in the state of Ohio to feature authentic Egyptian street food.
Casablanca, Marrakesh, Algiers, the Barbary Coast, Morocco, the Sahara Desert, Darfur, Benghazi, Tunisia, Tripoli.
You've seen these exotic locales in movies, TV shows and the news but do you know where they are or much about them? In this episode of Fun with Maps, host Dan Hanson looks at North Africa.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent and contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states (countries). This first episode in a series covering Africa includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco (including Western Sahara), Tunisia and Sudan.
After watching you will never listen to Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills and Nash or even the US Marines Hymn the same.
In this episode of Fun with Maps, host Dan Hanson shows the Nile River, the longest river in the world. The Nile River and Egypt are intertwined but the Nile travels through almost a dozen countries in Africa including Sudan where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge. And, there is a surprising fact about the Nile that makes it unique.
A group has been formed to establish an Egyptian Cultural Garden, part of the chain of Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Three representatives, Samy Tanious, Bishoy Mikhail, and Hadia Tawadros made a presentation to the board of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens federation on October 21, 2019. They described the organization and displayed a mockup of the proposed Egyptian Cultural Garden.
Plan for an Egyptian Cultural Garden
The motion to have this group join the Federation and work to establish an Egyptian Cultural Garden passed unanimously.
Samy Tanious, Hadia Tawadros and Bishoy Mikhail
Here is a short video of some of the presentation.
Egyptian community at One World Day
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation hosted the 74th annual One World Day on August 25, 2019. Police estimates say that over 30,000 people visited the Gardens and attended One World Day. Though the Egyptian community does not yet have a Cultural Garden, CCGF Treasurer Sam Tanious was on hand to represent the culture.
Sam Tanious representing the Egyptian community on One World Day
A highlight of One World Day is the Parade of Flags where people in costumes of their heritage carry the flags. This year was undoubtedly the largest and most colorful in memory.
Egyptian community represented in the Parade of Flags
Dr. Akram Boutros inducted into Cleveland International Hall of Fame
Akram Boutros was born in Cairo Egypt. He is the second person of Egyptian heritage (Father Mikhail) to be inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.
In his five years as the President and CEO of MetroHealth, the public health system in Cleveland, Akram Boutros, MD, FACHE, has galvanized political leaders, entrepreneurs and the public around supporting community-wide health care many had taken for granted.
On April 16, 2019 Dr. Boutros was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish.
Armond Budish inducts Dr. Akram Boutros
Dr. Akram Boutros gives his acceptance speech
Watch the video of Dr. Boutros being inducted and his speech.
Cleveland American Middle East Organization 49th anniversary
The Cleveland American Middle East Organization (CAMEO) is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian political action organization established in 1970. They celebrated their 49th anniversary at a dinner event at St. Elias Cultural Center.
CAMEO honored Dr. Nizar Zein, Mr. Husein Rabah and Mediterranean Market at the event.
Sherrie Mikhail Miday speaks at Cleveland Sister Cities Conference
Sherrie Miday is a judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio. She is the daughter of Coptic priest Michael Edward Mikhail, an American of Egyptian descent. She was the first Egyptian-American to run for judge and the first Egyptian-American elected as a judge in US history.
She spoke at the kickoff event of the first annual Sister Cities Conference held in the Cleveland Public Library. Cleveland is a sister city with over 20 other cities from around the world. The event was led by Global Cleveland.
Fashions from Egypt at Cleveland multicultural party
A highlight of the 8th Annual ICC-WIN Cleveland Multicultural Holiday Celebration on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland was the International Fashion Show featuring almost 100 models from about 30 countries.
Nader Soliman and Hadia Tawadros represented Egypt.
Nader is wearing a King Tut outfit. Hadis wears a black gown with all golden beading, goldfish necklace and bracelets and fabulous golden head piece.
Nader Soliman and Hadia Tawadros representing Egypt
Cleveland American Middle East Organization 47th anniversary
The Cleveland American Middle East Organization (CAMEO) is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian political action organization established in 1970. They celebrated their 47th anniversary and induction of new officers at a dinner event at St. Elias Cultural Center.
Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and CAMEO Board
Cleveland Egyptian community at Cleveland Multicultural Event
The Cleveland Egyptian Community was represented at the 7th annual International Community Council - Worldwide Intercultural Network (ICC-WIN) holiday party on December 14, 2016.
120 people participated in the fashion show and each walked the runway to music from their country. Click on the white arrow to watch the short video of the Egyptian model Nadar Soliman.
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt Exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art Presents Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt. The Exhibition examines the myths and realities of the Egyptian kings' power through extraordinary ancient objects from the British Museum.
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt brings 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history to life through some of the finest objects from the British Museum's vast holdings and several of Cleveland's own masterworks. The first Egyptian art exhibition organized at the Cleveland Museum of Art since 1996, Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt looks past the myth to reveal the carefully designed personas of the Egyptian kings and explore the realities of daily life for the ancient royals.
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt, a centennial special exhibition, is on view in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Hall from March 13 through June 12, 2016.
Stay informed about the local Egyptian community by signing up for the free Cleveland Egyptian eNews mailings. You can select other groups as well. It's easy and free.
Geography of Egypt (from Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt Exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art)
2014
Egyptian Fashion at Cleveland Multicultural Event
Representatives from the Egyptian community participated in the International Community Council - Worldwide Intercultural Network's (ICC-WIN) 5th annual multicultural holiday celebration at the Global Center for Health Innovation in the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland Ohio. They modeled Egyptian costumes at the International Fashion Show which featured traditional costumes of dozens of countries.
Dr. Akram Boutros, President and CEO, MetroHealth System, hosted the Welcoming America reception at MetroHealth Hospital in Cleveland. He told how he and his family came from Egypt when he was 12 because Christians did not have any opportunity there. He spoke no English, only Arabic and French, but learned and became friends with an Israeli student who came from Jerusalem.
Dr. Akram Boutros
Dr. Boutros say the greatest thing about America is how you can reap the reward of your hard work.
Egyptian dress at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Fest
Short video ofaA traditional Egyptian dress along with some jewelry and a headdress worn at the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church 25th Annual Egyptian Festival in Cleveland Ohio.
Papyrus and Hieroglyphics
Young boy Thomas explains papyrus and hieroglyphics at the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church 25th Annual Egyptian Festival Egyptian.
2012
Egyptian Festival at St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations.
A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines.
It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub, but also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914.
Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty with the overthrow of the British-backed monarchy in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt.
A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to meet the demands of Egypt's growing population through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.
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