how do we speak our slang

In the Film (What do girls want? 1980) Directed by “Hassan El Saify”, The Egyptian Folk Music Singer “Ahmed Adwya” Sang his famous song : “El Sah, El Dah..Embou” that became one of the most famous songs ever. The main verse in the song starts with three separated words, that will be repeated during the song. Those three words are used originally when handling a baby, and it was used for the same reason in the scene. “Al Sah” Means in Arabic : The pouring water, and its used when describing crying. “Al Dah” which is a Coptic word, that means : Ugly. “Embou” Is a Pharaonic word, that means : Water. In Egypt, and for too many decades, those three words are the first words, that are used when communicating with babies. From this point we can start analyzing the Egyptian Slang, and the nature of its origins ; The Pharaonic Language, The Coptic and the Arabian. All three enriched the Egyptian Society through hundreds of years and generations, making the Slang and the day to day Language, what it is today. The Pharaonic birth ritual remained with the collective consciousness of the people, so as the Coptic awareness of the land and the Islamic Arabian religion which effected the Language very deep and profound. This time “El Lamma” is trying to understand this rare historical phenomenon : The Egyptian Slang. And its ability to contain three deferent cultures in the same time, during the period of its Evolution and trying also to ask the question : Can we find our self inside the Language?

* El Lamma : Is a Culture Gathering Group, that started in 2010. The Idea spread later to other cities and towns inside and outside Egypt aims to enrich culture debate and create space for discussion about history, identity and society development subjects.

*Date: Saturday. 18th November 2017
*Time: 3:30 pm
*Location: Megawra al-Khalifa (Khalifa community center)
A Google map showing the directions to Megawra al-Khalifa: http://goo.gl/lvAu0C