Ṣa‘īdis and their dialect are the subject of numerous Egyptian stereotypes and ethnic jokes, mainly from the upper-class Egyptians who own businesses in Egypt's major cities and used to hire Upper Egyptian workers in construction fields. They are popularly assumed to be rural simpletons by other Egyptians.

2021年1月19日 · Cairo – The Sa’idi people are from Upper Egypt and are known to be culturally conservative. The people’s practices, traditions, and beliefs are different from the ones observed in the Northern region and the Egyptian capital, Cairo. What exactly brought about this kind of resistance from the majority?

In Egypt: Ethnic groups …to Aswān—are known as the Ṣaʿīdī, or Upper Egyptians. Though the Ṣaʿīdī as a group tend to be more culturally conservative, they are ethnically similar to Lower Egyptians. In the extreme southern valley, Nubians differ …

Ṣaʽīdi Arabic (autonym: صعيدى [sˤɑˈʕiːdi], Egyptian Arabic: [sˤeˈʕiːdi]), or Upper Egyptian Arabic, [3] is a variety of Arabic spoken by the Upper Egyptians in the area that is South/Upper Egypt, a strip of land on both sides of the Nile that extends from Aswan and downriver (northwards) to …

2023年10月9日 · Saidi culture is rich in unique customs, music, dances, and traditions, reflecting the heritage of the people of Upper Egypt. Saidi music features percussion instruments such as tabl baladi, darbuka, and daff, as well as distinct instruments like mizmar and rebaba, creating its unique sound and melody.

2024年6月15日 · The Egyptian Saidi dance dates back to Ancient Egypt. In its origins it was a martial art dance alternatively performed by men and women. On one side the male dance Tahteeb, performed with a stick wearing a galabeya and

To clarify this mystification, this article first outlines the fundamental features of Saidi ʿ society in Egypt, and its relationship to the 2011 Arab uprising, by engaging with the liter-

2014年10月22日 · To make a long story short, Upper Egypt was Arabized (and Islamized) at a much slower pace than Lower Egypt. This is why, for instance, a higher percentage of Upper Egyptians are Coptic and that pre-Islamic customs have remained stronger in Upper Egypt.

Sunni Islam predominates in modern Egypt, though a sizeable Coptic Christian community remains as a distinct ethnoreligious sub-group. Egyptian Arabic is the dominant language, but Saidi Arabic is widely spoken in Upper Egypt. Peoples within this cluster: Arab, Egyptian; Arab, Saidi; Egyptian Copt

2007年9月30日 · This was a true Saidi (Upper Egyptian) wedding, with little influence from western culture. The bride wore no fancy wedding dress, but a colourful galabeya and headscarf, just like the rest of the younger women around her.