Culture of Egypt and falafel. Culture of Egypt The culture of Egypt has thousands of years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations in Middle East and Africa. For millennia, Egypt maintained a strikingly unique, complex and stable culture that influenced later cultures of Europe. After the Pharaonic era, Egypt itself came under the influence of Hellenism, for a time Christianity, and later, Christian culture. Arabic is Egypt's official language, it came to Egypt in the 7th century, and the Egyptian Arabic dialect today has become the modern speech of the country. Of the many varieties of Arabic, it is
Copyright law of Egypt Copyright law of Egypt Egyptian copyright law has evolved over time. The currently applicable legislation in Egypt with regard to copyright is Book Three of the "", which entered into force on 3 June 2002, the day following its publication in the "Official Gazette". The implementing decree is "" (effective by Issue No. 12, "Official Gazette", 29 March 2005). Prior to 1954, there was no legislation in Egypt protecting artistic and literary property. Despite the absence of any such legislation, indigenous and mixed courts invoked principles of natural law and justice to protect intellectual property rights. However, indigenous and mixed