Egyptians call bread aish, a word that in Arabic means “life.” It is only in Egypt that bread is alluded to in this way and where the more usual word of khobz is not so widely used despite its ...

The Gospel readings this week come from a passage in John’s Gospel called the “Bread of Life Discourse” (Jn 6:22-59). Jesus gave this lengthy sermon not long after he fed thousands of people ...

Bread, which Egyptians call A’ish—Arabic for life—is part of a social contract in Egypt with the government providing affordable food, gasoline and electricity. “The government is very ...