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North Africa: EGYPT 1

Mona Najib
(MOAN uh   [HUN dor]   nah JIB)
Mona tells us her middle name in her episode.

Manfalout, Egypt
13-year-old girl

Synopsis

Mona is an orthodox Christian. She lives with her siblings, mother, father, and grandparents. Her father is a farm worker and her mother works at home. She attends school, and enjoys helping out at home, and playing with her friends.

Mona takes us on a tour of a shrine in Assiute and the Convent of Virgin Mary. Mona explains that Jesus lived there as child when his mother brought him to Egypt.

 

Episodes - Teacher's Guide - Firdoze Bulbulia
Additional Links - Ohio School Net - ETSEO
Ohio University National Resource Center for Africa