Please update Your Contact Information

Dear EAS Member,

Recently, we have noticed that a number of the emails sent to the members are rejected due to invalid email addresses. At the same time, we are receiving comments from members that they do no receive the society's emails. Because of that and to be up to date with the members' information, we are currently updating the Society's database of members and their contact information.

Please send us your latest contact information; namely, your name, email address, and best phone number to reach you. One name per family is required, but you can put any number of individuals in your family and their individual contacts, if you wish.

Please forward this request to any member you know who does not receive our emails. If no response is received from a member, we will assume that his/her information in our database is current, and no correction or follow-up will be carried out.

Thank you for your cooperation and help in this.

Note: You can send your information to EgyptianAmericanSociety@yahoo.com , or using the "Comments" link at the bottom of this posting. Please note that when you submit your information using the "Comments" link, you will not be able to see what you submitted right away, but we will.

EAS Photos

We have put the pictures we had taken in our last three meetings here. Please feel free to browse and download whatever you are interested in. Thanks Salem for your effort and time in taking these pictures.

We would also love if you would send us any old pictures you have of the society functions, so we can share them with the rest of the members.

Donations to Waleed Shaalan's Family

As Dr. Ezzat announced in our last meeting, the society will be glad to help in getting your donation to the fund set up for Waleed Shaalan's Family. Please send your check or pledge your donation within the next two weeks, so we would be able to issue the collective check on time.

You can use this contact information:

Mail: 1225 Turnbury Oak, Houston, TX 77055
Email: EgyptianAmericanSociety@yahoo.com

KNOWLEDGE WITH FUN - By Ezzat Abouleish and Salem Eldosouky

Dr. Abouleish and Mr. Eldosouky have these interesting articles about the ancient egyptian calendar and months. Names and terms that we sometimes use till now, and it is really fun to know their origins and meanings.

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EAS Members Input - Victims of Virginia Tech Tragedy

Mohamed Khazragui has directed our attention to this piece of news on Waleed Shaalan, the Egyptian slain in Virginia Tech, and to the possibility of his heroic action during the incident. Mohamed provided this link: http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Egypt/10119370.html.

Funeral: Mrs. Nashwa Omar

The funeral of Mrs. Nashwa Omar will be in the Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home, on Sunday, 1:00pm. The funeral will include the Muslim's prayer for the deceased.

The funeral home is located at 12800 Westheimer Rd. (View Map), (281) 497-2330 .

Condolences: Mrs. Nashwa Omar

It is with great sorrow that we have to tell everyone that Mrs. Nashwa Omar has recently passed away. We extend our sincere condolences to Mr. Esam Omar and their sons Kareem and Ameer. Details of the funeral will follow as the burial will be on Sunday. When we meet together on Saturday, we will pray for her soul and ask God's blessings for her.

EAS Meeting

Please, don't forget:

● When: April, 21st

● Where: George Bush Park, MAP

Victims of Virginia Tech Tragedy

Although most of us only heard about the incident through the media, no one should think he is too far from things like this happening to him or to a beloved one. The egyptian youth Waleed Shaalan is one who, unfortunately, was at the location of the horrible event, at the faitful time, and he and his family had to suffer the consequences. For more details about this, you can click here.

We encourage you all to donate generously for this humaniterian cause and support a family in need. May God reward you, bless you, and protect you and your families.

Ezzat I. Abouleish

Immigration Town Hall Meeting

GUANTÁNAMO - Pictures from Home

GUANTÁNAMO

PICTURES FROM HOME. QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE

FOTOFEST
March 31 - May 19, 2007
1113 Vine Street Houston 77002

for more details, click here

Cartoon of the Week

"Egypt's Role in the M.E."- Program POSTPONED !

We have received this notice from Mr. Saqer, the program coordinator of tthe Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce:

The program scheduled for April 24th featuring the Ambassador of Egypt to
the US has been postponed until we receive further notice from Ambassador
Fahmy. We will keep you posted once we receive confirmation.
Thank
you for your patience and understanding.

Best
regards,

Aseel Saqer
Program Coordinator
Bilateral
US-Arab
Chamber of Commerce
Phone 713.880.8168
Fax 713.880.8278
programs@bilateralchamber.org
www.bilateralchamber.org

Link to Original Announcement

EAS Yellow pages

The EAS is glad to announce its first Yellow Pages, compiling egyptian americans with professions and businesses that provide services to the public in Houston. Thanks for those who participated, and we encourage the society members to work on activating cooperation with, and support these businesses, for the mutual benefit and prosperity of the whole egyptian community in Houston.

We invite other individuals and businesses that did not have the chance to participate in this issue to submit their business and contact information to any of the society board members or by email to EgyptianAmericanSociety@yahoo.com. We also appreciate anyone who nominate other egyptians that he/she knows to be included in the Yellow Pages.

HAPPY EASTER

THE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MOSLEM MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WISH OUR CHRISTIAN MEMBERS A HAPPY EASTER.

ACC Family Picnic

Old (and yet, Ever Young) Cairo

Dr. Ezzat has these interesting old pictures of Cairo to share. When I first saw them, I couldn't help but lose myself to those wonderful moments with the beauty and serenity of those days and that great city.

Cartoon of the Week