Kafr

Born in September 1968 in an industrial northern Egyptian city called Kafr el-Sheikh, his family later moved to Egypt's capital, where Mr. Atta studied architecture at Cairo University before moving to Hamburg, Germany, to pursue a degree in urban planning.

Atta's Sister Won't Dwell on 'Why' Matt Bradley 2011

"Kafr" = a village in Egypt and Syria e.g. Capernaum

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Shahin noted that the trend of munaqaba (face-veiled) nurses is rooted in areas such as Kafr El-Sheikh, Behaira and Sharqiyya; official figures tally munaqaba nurses as 35 percent of the nursing staff at many of these hospitals, with some hospitals having as much as 50 percent.

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Customer Sheri Mustafa, 40, scoffed as he grabbed a sweet potato wrapped in newspaper, a sign that the pro-Mubarak sentiment in Kafr el-Meselha was not universal.

In Mubarak's home town, angst and sorrow Ernesto Londono 2011

Customer Sheri Mustafa, 40, scoffed as he grabbed a sweet potato wrapped in newspaper, a sign that the pro-Mubarak sentiment in Kafr el-Meselha was not universal.

In Mubarak's home town, angst and sorrow Ernesto Londono 2011

Black plumes covered the sky above Kafr Souseh, a neighborhood in southwest Damascus that houses a cluster of intelligence and security buildings.

Syria Holds Mass Funeral After Bombings Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Black plumes covered the sky over Kafr Souseh, a neighborhood in southwest Damascus that houses a cluster of intelligence and security buildings.

Bombs Raise Stakes in Syria Farnaz Fassihi 2011

On the day last week when the crisis reached its apex, residents say, virtually everyone in Kafr el-Meselha was sitting in front of the television to hear what Mubarak would say in his address to the nation Thursday night.

In Mubarak's home town, angst and sorrow Ernesto Londono 2011

Mr. Abdo said his activist network in the area counted more than 110 bodies gathered in the Kafr Ouayd mosque.

Syria Army Pounds Northern Towns Nour Malas 2011

One FSA soldier said Syria's military on Wednesday moved into several towns in Idlib province near the Turkish border, including Kafr Nabl and Saraqeb, with some troops riding on tanks painted blue, a soldier with Syria's dissident army said.

Tension Rises at Turkey-Syria Border Marc Champion 2011