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Arab World

Holidays Festivals6 min read

Colorful Ramadan lanterns are among the most recognizable seasonal images in Egypt, especially in the weeks leading into the holy month.

Family Home6 min read

Eid can compress prayer, new clothes, food, visiting and family obligations into one highly social morning.

Etiquette6 min read

Travelers often hear one rigid list of “Gulf rules,” but good etiquette starts by noticing the specific country, setting and people.

Food Culture6 min read

The small finjan used for Arabic coffee makes sense once the drink is understood as a repeated hospitality ritual rather than one large serving.

Family Home6 min read

The majlis is both a physical guest space and a social idea centered on receiving people, conversation and hospitality.

Holidays Festivals6 min read

Ramadan reshapes working hours, dining patterns, traffic and late-night social life across Gulf countries.

Etiquette6 min read

The most useful way to think about clothing in the Gulf is not one universal dress code, but a scale of formality and modesty by place.

Food Culture6 min read

Dates and Arabic coffee form a compact hospitality ritual with deep roots in the Arabian Peninsula.

Family Home6 min read

Extended-family gatherings remain an important part of social life across much of the Gulf, even in highly modern urban settings.

Etiquette6 min read

A few small social cues can make Morocco feel much easier to understand on a first visit.