conference preparation

Dear colleagues,
How are you doing all?Hope you enjoy your Mid-year vacation.very warm wishes to our colleagues from Morrocco.May I remind you of some points about the forthcoming conference.
1- We are to meet in Assuit University on the 12th Feb.,for our colleagues from Minia.The hotel is inside the University Campus ,So it is not easy to miss it.It is located in the main Administration building just before the main resturant.
2- On the first day,we will discuss the schedule ,the abstracts and the handouts.Besides, brainstorming and finalizing the necessities for the conference.
3-May I remind you that everyworkshop will be 45 minutes including the feedback and anticipated questions.Sometimes 2 workshops will run simultaneously.There will be accommodation for those clleagues from Minia,as for the Assuit Group I think there is no need for accommodation.Correct me if I'm mistaken.
Wish you all the best and hope you will enjoy your time in Assuit.
yours
Hassan Abu Ali

Eid Said friends

Hi dear friends
Eid said for you all.
Kamal (Egypt)

Hajj (Pilgrame)

Hajj (Pilgrame)
The annual pilgrimage to Makkah - the Hajj - is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to perform it. Nevertheless, about two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those of different nations to meet one another. Although Makkah is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so that Hajj and Ramadan fall sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments which strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before God.

Pilgrims praying at the mosque in Makkah Pilgrim tents during Hajj


The rites of the Hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include circling the Ka'ba seven times, and going seven times between the mountains of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafa and join in prayers for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgment.
In previous centuries the Hajj was an arduous undertaking. Today, however, Saudi Arabia provides millions of people with water, modern transport, and the most up-to-date health facilities.
The close of the Hajj is marked by a festival, the Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This, and the Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the main festivals of the Muslim calendar
happy new year for all my friends