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The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success Dean Foster John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success Dean Foster John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is dedicated to my parents, Joseph and Sylvia, who first showed me the world Copyright ©2002 by Dean Foster. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons,Inc.,New York Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying, recording,scanning,or otherwise,except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written per- mission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons,Inc.,605 Third Avenue, New York,NY 10158-0012,(212) 850-6011,fax (212) 850-6008,email:[email protected]. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required,the services of a competent profes- sional person should be sought. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more infor- mation about Wiley products,visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Foster,Dean Allen. Global etiquette guide to Africa and the Middle East / Dean Foster. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-41952-4 (pbk. :alk. paper) 1. Etiquette—Africa—Handbooks,manuals,etc. 2. Africa—Social life and customs—Handbooks,manuals,etc. 3. Etiquette—Middle East— Handbooks,manuals,etc. 4. Middle East—Social life and customs— Handbooks,manuals,etc. I. Title. BJ1838 .F669 2002 395(cid:1).0956—dc21 2002001918 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Preface ix Introduction: Why Getting It Right around the World Is So Important 1 Part One The Middle East The Crucible 9 Chapter One: The Gulf Arab Cultures: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen 11 Saudi Arabia 11 Kuwait 36 Oman 37 Qatar 37 Bahrain 38 United Arab Emirates 38 Yemen 38 Chapter Two: The Arab Levantine Cultures: Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan 40 Lebanon 40 Syria 40 Jordan 41 Chapter Three: The Judaic Levantine Cultures: Israel 42 Part Two North Africa The Dry Sea 51 Chapter Four: The Classical North African Arab World: Egypt, Sudan, and Chad 53 Egypt 53 Sudan 78 Chad 81 v vi Contents Chapter Five: The Maghreb and Sahel: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger 86 Morocco 86 Algeria 89 Tunisia 91 Mali 92 Mauritania 94 Niger 97 Chapter Six: The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti 99 Ethiopia 99 Eritrea 102 Somalia 104 Djibouti 106 Part Three West Africa The Ancient Traders 107 Chapter Seven: The Atlantic Cultures: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire 111 Senegal 111 The Gambia 132 Guinea-Bissau 134 Guinea 136 Sierra Leone and Liberia 137 Côte d’Ivoire 139 Chapter Eight: The West African Gulf: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso 141 Nigeria 141 Ghana 162 Togo 164 Benin 165 Burkina Faso 167 Part Four Central and Eastern Africa The Equatorial Heart 169 Chapter Nine: The Center: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Congo 171 Cameroon 171 The Central African Republic 174 Contents vii Gabon 176 Congo 178 Chapter Ten: The East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi 199 Kenya 199 Tanzania 219 Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi 221 Part Five Southern Africa The Promise 225 Chapter Eleven: The North: Zambia and Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique and Madagascar 229 Zambia and Zimbabwe 229 Malawi 232 Mozambique and Madagascar 232 Chapter Twelve: The South: South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia 238 South Africa 238 Lesotho and Swaziland 258 Botswana 260 Namibia 261 Index 263
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