The global etiquette guide to Africa and the Middle East: everything you need to know for business and travel success

289 Pages·2002·0.9 MB·English

by  Dean Allen Foster

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
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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
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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
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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