Literature in Egypt

Do you agree with the idea that literature is very influential? But what if a whole country based its culture in it? This is the case with Egypt. I loved, totally loved traveling to Egypt. Before traveling to Egypt, like any other person, I wanted to have a clear understanding of its culture. I read many facts, but I wanted to feel familiar with their culture this is why I read a story called "the fisherman-and-jinnee.” This story thought me the basics about Egyptian culture. The story is about a persistent fisherman who is trying to provide for its family, but times are hard. But the fisherman keeps on praying to Allah, which is the Egyptian god, and he still believes after three times not catching any fish. What I liked about the story, is the fact that it teaches people that even when times are hard if you really believe in god good things will come to you. But the story has a dark twist, because the fisherman comes face to face with a malevolent jinnee that in this case doesn't want to make his wishes come true, instead he wants to kill the fisherman. But later the fisherman tricks the jinnee, so this makes me think about the fact that some cultures use writing to deliver a message saying "wisdom is valuable, and can get you out of trouble." There are many ways that literature can send a message of understanding to people, and in Egypt most of its literature is religious. When I was in Egypt, I learned that literature in not only written, I learned that they also use literature in plays which teaches people but at the same time entertains them. Literature is influential and essential to a society, and in this case Egyptians relay on it to teach us about the value of religion, wisdom, and respects towards others. This is the first time, I have traveled to a country and I have dedicated my entire time to reading and learning about its literature. 

And you know what? I loved it!!!!!

http://www.egyptembassy.net/10.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_literature