Anyone lived in Egypt for a long period? What did you think?

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Mohd Izudin

i suggest you to just do what you want to do. but, remember you have to meet your husband every 4 months. so that you will never feel alone and isolated as a wife.

im afraid and shy to say this but it seems that i got to say it too.

a wife really cannot be seperated from his man more than 4 months.
i can give you a very useful example. in the time of Caliph Umar al-khattab R.A. he used to walked lonely in the middle of night, seeing what his people do. one night, while doing that, he heard a woman talking with herself sadly, she was missing his man that went out to jihad and she said "if it not because i still has the fearing of God in my heart, i will sleep with another man". all of this because her man has left her more than 4 months.
after caliph Umar heard that, he asked her, "what happenned to you?" she said " i miss my husband that had left me for months".

after some conversations with her, the caliph went back to his house and asked her daughter about the ability of woman to control her longing for her husband after being separated from him. and the caliph daughter bow, shyly to answer that. the caliph said "Allah never ashamed when it is the true thing". she answered together with signing with her finger, "3 until 4 months". in another narrattion, she said "six or four months". after that, the caliph never let his army went to jihad more than 4 months. and that is the reason why the jama3ah tabligh people only do the khuruj less than 40 days.

im a malaysian, and right now is struggling to master arabic. you really have to teach your child arabic, no matter what the condition, beside, they have arabian blood. remember, that arabic is not an easy language to master, you better teach them the language as soon as possible, when they are still kid, so that they never feel difficult to master it and always crying because of its difficulty as what that always happen to me. think about their future , and about their religious life, although you have to sacrifice a lot, because, you have chose this way by marrying your husband, and there is no turning back, only to move forward cleverly.
but, dont forget that Allah is always together with us.

hope that i do hope you with this answer.

The Ministry of Common Sense

I think you should stay where you are. Whatever benefit your children would have from being educated in Egypt would be underscored by having your family torn apart for 9 months out of the year. I think Egypt is great, but why would you want to split up your family for such long periods of time? Take your children away from their father for 9 months and you away from your husband for 9 months? Life is too short for this. Surely there are schools in the country you live in.

ÛžKakarotÛž

I would go. Have fun and live life.

Eshta

As an American living in Egypt for 20 years I would say to stay where you are for schooling. The school system is not very good unless you put them in expensive schools. If you're kids already are in school, they will be way ahead of the others and very bored if they are used to school in the states. Learning Islam you can do at home in the states. To be away from your husband and their father that much just is not a good idea. Why not try spending the summer months there visiting the family. Kids pick up the language really fast and they do need to know their heritage. The fact that you will be out of Cairo and in a smaller area can be very difficult for you.
I love it here but when my kids were younger they had the choice of coming here to school and decided to stay in the states...they were in junior high. Life is just so different here and it's a great way to teach the kids about other cultures and lifestyles.
I would also check in your city to see if there is an arabic school anywhere you could send them to. Take it slow, spend the summer months and see how you feel before making a big move. Life is not easy unless you have money in this country. Good luck.

abdelhamidelsayed

Dear ,
first of all any act that we do in our life is at the beginning difficult.
just think about yourself when you where learning to ride the bicycle.
i am answering you to tell you that nowadays there are schools in Egypt that are equivalent to the same schools in USA and UK.
those schools allow immediate access to the universities in USA and UK without any extra exams.
beside that your children will learn Arabic which is a language more in their life.
they will learn also how the Egyptian live
and as i learned by my self living in many countries for long periods gives you a certain experience different than one that lived his life in just one country.
personally i lived for long period ( more than four years) in Egypt ,Saudi Arabia, Italy , USA.
and lived in other countries less than four years.
your in-laws will have a wonderful time with you children and will try to help you as much as they can.
and you will learn Arabic.
regarding your husband he could come to visit you for just a week every three-four month.
when your kids grow older this experience will benefit them.
regarding the answer of that racist who has an American and israeli flag do not listen to him and does a dog bother a human when it barks?
best of luck.

Emiliano Zapata

i don't think it's a great idea
stay where you are or bring your friends to Egypt with you

MBC

Been there, done that. I did it for 4 1/2 yrs with my husband traveling back and forth and me staying with the kids in Tanta. There are pros and cons. Learning Arabic is a plus, the Islamic part is more ify, depending on where they go to school. If you can't find a decent Islamic school which has spots for all of your kids, I'd say it's not worth going. You should really check that out. It's not so easy and it may be too late for the fall to get spots. Sometimes you have to know someone to find the spots you need. The education is not too hot. Very rote. The teachers hit the kids and call them names. But they do teach them repect for elders! They sometimes give them mystery immunizations without your consent. They're not into parental involvement at all. You should expect to feel like a stranger in a strange land, permanently. Not the best of feelings. Don't expect to run down to the local masjid to make some friends. Also, depending on your kids ages, it may be better for them to have access to their dad regularly than to have the advantages of Egypt. That's what it came down to in the end for me. There are online schools, some with online classes live from Egypt that you can get involved with for the Arabic. I think if you can have internet access so that you are not so isolated and you don't go into it as a necessarily permanent life change, there is a lot to gain for you and particularly your children. It is not worth it long-term, however. Families need to be together.

cutiepieaww

ok, here is what i think, i don't live in egypt, but egypt is totally different from the U.S, i get so fraustrated by egyptians. I don't think you will make it long in egypt, not everyone can handle that big difference between civilization, stay where u r better or go to egypt and spend more time and see if you can handle it.

msafwat

I'm Egyptian, I love Egypt... But to be honest with you, I'll have to advise you against this move for many reasons.
1- You shouldn't split your family... the cons are much more than the pros.
2- Monofeya is considered a rural area and I doubt you'll find a decent school there. I have to admit that the public education sector in Egypt is not the best you can find.
3- Islamic education is not a school thing... but rather a family matter... while your kids will benefit no doubt from their presence with your inlaws and in Egypt in General, I doubt that schooling in Egypt will have any effect whatsoever (if not negative) regarding their religious upbringing...

saye3ba7r

You see that Borat ? his mother lived there for a long time and she enjoyed her time with Egyptian men
she would have wrote somehing about her adventures if she is here now

Deborah B

You haven't said where in Egypt. However you may find this link useful as a start and then something could help you with the location you are going to live. There are forums on the site to help you with some useful information

http://www.sharmwomen.com/

A knight with a heart & wisdom

i think it will be a great experience for you your kids . and you are saying that your husband family is very nice , so it will be great i think ISA

muslim-doctor

hi,i think ur kids should live close 2 there dad,u didnt mention where u do live now?
i need 2 know why do u have 2 live lonly here in egypt away from family!
i wish u the best of happiness and 2 ur kids,there r great schools here in egypt,cool places 2 live in if u needeed any help plz contact me,again ur kids need there dad and mam close 2 them 2 grow normally im a dr and belive me whn i tell u so.good luck

lee

don't worry Egyption people very friendly and u will feel like you are living with your family.

BORAT

Egypt is a paradise if you can afford it!

united we stand

It would be ideal.....

if you want your children to become jihadists.
if you want to giver your kids a 3rd world class education.
if you want to live in a backwards society...

sure go for it!

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