We can also recount the idea of colonization in the café between the "arabesques"(Mahfouz 3) which are ornaments originally found in ancient Islamic art, that are made in the East therefore it is a symbol of culture, and the "electric lamp"(Mahfouz 3) that is originally used in the western world. ... In the first chapter of the novel uncle Kamil is described as "hulk", and "large and rounded" (Mahfouz 2), which gives us quite a gothic first appearance of him, also his fat represents our satisfaction with the deadly intake of westernized concepts...

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The rise and fall of Egypt continued for another thousand years or so until the pinnacle of Egyptian time occurred. ... Religion also has changed throughout the Egyptian Civilization. ... Over time, different Gods took precedence over another: the Sun God, the Creator God, and the Mother Goddess were interchangeable (World History Timeline Ancient Egypt). ... The Egyptians also were one of the first civilizations to use mathematics. ...

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Aristotle's collection of work causes suspicion to the modern world, it also begs to question where is knowledge originated. ... Bernal also shows how Christianity makes the Egyptians seem inferior in the biblical traditions. ... He also stresses that Europe is a child of Africa; he states that one cannot claim to be scientific without addressing this dilemma. ... Ma'at is also viewed in philosophy, perfection of knowledge, morality of truth and justice and the metaphysical. ... Ma'at was reality, the solid grounding of reality that made the Sun rise, the stars shine, the river...

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