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# Culture & Modern Egypt

Food, language, festivals and the living culture beyond the monuments.

[![The colossi of Abu Simbel at sunrise](https://egyptinteractive.com/images/covers/abu-simbel-sun-festival.webp)](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/abu-simbel-sun-festival/)

Culture & Modern Egypt

### [Abu Simbel Sun Festival: The Solar Alignment Explained](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/abu-simbel-sun-festival/)

Twice a year, sunlight pierces deep into Ramesses II's temple to illuminate the gods inside. Here's how the Abu Simbel Sun Festival works and how to see it.

20 Feb 2026

[![A street in Cairo](https://egyptinteractive.com/images/covers/arabic-phrases.webp)](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/egyptian-arabic-phrases/)

Culture & Modern Egypt

### [Egyptian Arabic Phrases: A Traveller's Survival Guide](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/egyptian-arabic-phrases/)

The Egyptian Arabic words and phrases that open doors — greetings, thanks, polite refusals and friendly bargaining, with easy pronunciation.

6 Jan 2026

[![A spread of Egyptian dishes](https://egyptinteractive.com/images/covers/egyptian-food.webp)](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/egyptian-food-dishes/)

Culture & Modern Egypt

### [Egyptian Food: 14 Dishes You Have to Try (and Where to Eat Them)](https://egyptinteractive.com/culture/egyptian-food-dishes/)

From koshari to molokhia and basbousa — the essential Egyptian dishes to seek out, and the kinds of places where they taste best.

28 Oct 2025