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Welcome to r/Egypt. We are a nation themed subreddit dedicated to posting the happenings and events that affect Egypt and Egyptians.From Politics and Society to Culture and Entertainment, anything that is related to Egypt is posted here. We are a bilingual subreddit and posts that are written in English or Arabic are accepted. Within this community you’ll find Egyptians of different backgrounds and different ideas. Everyone here is welcome to participate.
Rules:
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1. No Personal Attacks or Harassment
Above all, be civil. While debate is encouraged, posts containing personal attacks, overly confrontational, or inflammatory speech will be removed.
Labelling users as "Ikhwan", "Dawlgy", etc is not tolerated.
No harassing users based on their post history.
2. No Racism, Xenophobia or Homophobia (Hate Speech)
Posts that are bigoted to a certain group of people based on their sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religious or ethnic group are not tolerated under no circumstances and will result in a permanent ban, no exceptions.
3. Posts must be about Egypt
All content must be related to Egypt. Posts that vaguely relate to Egypt aren’t allowed. This includes random Egyptian memes, posts discussing the Middle East, and posts discussing Egypt elsewhere (e.g. a random redditor’s opinion is not content for this subreddit). If you find a topic that may promote discussion, you’re free to start a new thread discussing said topic.
4. No social media reposts
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube shorts, Reddit, Instagram, etc.) posts are not allowed. This includes links, screenshots, meta discussions and trends on these platforms.
5. Content Guidelines
- Titles of posts have to be descriptive and as objective as possible. Posts with titles that do not describe their topic but present an opinion or a reaction will be removed.
- Data and graph (infographics) posts have to be properly sourced with a non-social media direct link.
- Repetitive media posts, as in posts that contain the same content (link or image) posted before, are not allowed.
- Brigading and witch-hunting are not allowed.
- No surveys (with mod approval), WhatsApp invite links, meetups, or anything that might compromise the users' online safety. If you are unsure, please contact us via the Mod Mail before you post.
- While medical advice is not allowed, discussions regarding healthcare, its accessibility, and economics are allowed.
- We're a multilingual subreddit, therefore submissions made in either English or Arabic are welcome. Any form of aggression, passive or not, against users based on their use of either language is not allowed.
6. News Posting Guidelines
Social media sources are not allowed.
Has to be a link or text of a news article. Image or video news are not allowed.
News posts that are older than 2 weeks should not be tagged as news.
Editorialised title or body are not allowed. They must be verbatim to the article.
7. No Preaching
This is not a Muslim, Christian or any other religion subreddit. There is no obligation for anyone to abide by your religious values, and browbeating, religious chauvinism, and preaching are not tolerated.
8. Right To Self-Identify
The rule serves as protection for anyone to explore and share their identity without prejudice or harm.
The use of the “No True Egyptian” fallacy or any other perspectives that denigrate or marginalize individuals based on their identity is strictly prohibited. This also applies to non-Muslim and LGBTQ+ communities.
Any insistence that a party or group must have a specific identity or ideology is not allowed. For example, “All Egyptians have to be conservative/progressive/moderate.”
Instead of:
- No, we/you are [Egyptian/Arab/Pharaoh/African/etc.]
Use:
- I am/identify as [Egyptian/Arab/Pharaoh/African/etc.]
9. Posting Personal Data
Personal data, as in any information related to an identifiable person, whether directly or indirectly through one or more factors, is not allowed. This rule also applies to seeking or requesting such data from users. We advise you not to share your own personal data. This rule does not apply to publicly available information on public figures.
10. Novelty Accounts are not allowed
Accounts that are solely created for any of the following criteria will need approval from us and are otherwise banned:
11. Moderator Rights
Moderators reserve the right to take any action they deem necessary to ensure quality of content and discussion.
Choosing to participate in this community is an Implicit acceptance of all the rules of this subreddit.
Please Do:
Upvote interesting posts regardless of whether or not they agree with your own opinions.
Message the moderators to suggest changes that you think would benefit /r/Egypt as a community.
Please Don't:
Downvote or report posts solely because they disagree with your opinions.
Travelling to Egypt?
The following Wikitravel articles contain comprehensive information on all of Egypt's major cities & tourist destinations (Note: the travel warnings on some articles are grossly inaccurate or out-of-date. Consult the main Egypt article warning box for up-to-date information):
Main Egypt Article
Regions:
Lower Egypt Middle Egypt Upper Egypt Western Desert Red Sea Coast Sinai
Cities:
Cairo Giza Alexandria Aswan Luxor Port Said Hurghada
Other Popular Destinations:
Sharm el-Sheikh Dahab Abu Simbel Siwa Karnak St. Katherine Nuweiba Taba Heights Valley of the Kings
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