A captain and setting sail to discover a route to the world famous c. Voyage of ferdinand of magellan, id rather erase linked to military interests, erase linked to political and military prestige. But it was soon linked to many financial interests and adventure full of hardships, dangers and death. 3 years and that wouldnt change the world forever. But jillions journey around the world, starting september 7th on d. W. Ah, ah, the mediterranean was once a major crossroads at the heart of the ancient world. Today it has become a barrier separating europe from africa. Is there anything left of a past ones share and what do todays distinct cultures have in common . Journalists, xena, l. Mosse rock and joe far abdul karim, travel the coast of the mediterranean in search of answers to what do you see yourself as a tunisian junior used to go the rights and responsibilities . How can you afford to see these animals . God help with join us to get to know the people and their dreams, the mediterranean journey. The come to egypt, the land of the pharaohs. The north african nation has around 700 kilometers of mediterranean coast. I dont know, sam brickle. Mon only dounia, unless it, that arabic phrase mean that the mother of the world, i love it because thats what lots of people in the arabic speaking world called egypt, feed upon in many associate egypt with the pyramids. But theres another science, its often under as active the mediterranean via isnt today were in northern egypt about to take an exciting journey along the coast, castillo, and sash bottom. Egypt is considered the cradle of civilization. The pyramids of visa are among the oldest buildings in the world. They lie just a few kilometers from the capital, cairo, and the nile, the life blood of the country flows into the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt connects north africa with the middle east. The country is home to over 100000000 people. My journey begins in the 2nd largest city alexandria. Its major library. The video taker is andrena, which opened in 2002 is right here on the promenade. Its not my 1st visit. And once again, im struck by how much Egyptian Society is characterized by start contrasts. Oh, very conservative values collide with modernity. I wonder what impact those differences have on dating and finding a parker shakima ali founded the muslim dating away a woman in egypt or in the middle east. Its difficult for hair to like have dates like in what happens in west western countries. So thats why when we saw to fag creating a mobile application that helped a young muslim women and men find their life partner. Shy my under colleagues, you scientific methods and psychological testing to find the right partner for every one of us. But the most important thing is how the app is structured. It has to be modern without conflicting with religious and cultural values. The social consensus is that women should marry young and have lots of children that i didnt get the idea. And i got to be really, they came to me and they at the found is because we had these experiences, highway away people to the way my mothers friends put her on to psychological question. Do you think she would come to me and say, he thought old, but ever since i was 24, ive been under that psychological pressure even though i work and unsuccessful and i have lots of healthy, so i travel one, but none of that is recognized by egyptian families, they see marriage is the so indicator. If a girl success, i guess, you know, i have been basically now the goes. How thought mode walk on the dinner list. While the focus on islam said when religion may be no longer play such a role in marriage to dash, les allowed dollar has a name of it, then it we have the feeling muslims have concerns about getting to know each other. 3 dating the thought of these days itd be young muslim, is want to use something modern, something technically up to date. But at the same time, they dont want something that their parents might say is how much all they inappropriate all wrong, hot on a wave, overlooked by people. What about relationships outside marriage . I think of the how we know. And the idea with have idea is that its minutes and marriage. So of course we didnt tell anyone, used the words that they have to get married within a certain time, but they should understand that to relationship they start through this happy is serious. I was laid it, but i missed my fresh fish straight from the mediterranean for saw him. Its a hobby for others. A tough way of making a living though, but a passion for seafood unites all alexandria. What a tell you a the 1st port of call for all manner of specially prepared seafood is the restaurant to fear situated right by the water. The kitchen is overseen by head shout mohammed jumper, who it is on the deck, was the mark. One of them i can look at that again. I think this kid to some of these fish here is so much removal. Are they all from the military . Not around alexandria, you know, little from the mediterranean. We dont have any from the red sea. I show it once that want you mussa someone was its called mu. So every my as wise at special ed and it tastes very good fried weights and you can also stuff it, you can have it with vasa, but its best friday of the legally unmet nutrition system. One told me about something called single in getty or light to make sun gary. I cut open a large fish, attending the auto from the nozzle. No, im getting. Lets have saturday, sunday, and lets take this one. She almost hasnt got it. You can make angry with this too, right, buddy . And ill go trin, of course, and some squid, olympic, if im in grid. Yeah. And youll show me how to make it all, am a special feeling today is saturday. Things are busy in the kitchen. Im getting hungry, the oil and lemon mixture, but theyre hiding from the oil and lemon mixture that it. Whats a boy . Its a very alexandrian thing. Its for the fish. We use it for the filling garlic. So larry act deal mustard and spice is negative, but its not saying, you know, this is son gary. He is our fish. First. We spread sold on the baking tray so the fish doesnt stick will take dice the fish all day one and you do one. Okay, what does that with oh, so we do it like this without hands, oil and lemon. You take around a lemon, and thats how you make your fish. Diamond went from here. Oh my god, ive never cooked anything like this get am . Yes, just like that. Then im the new chef along by the law. Here thats the mussa. I was that the moose of fish. We failed. Oh yeah, i recognize it. Now thats to access shift. What do most people order here in there is some gary fish and because the source mixture is really special, you mean one of the best sources we have in alexandria, jani internationally. I thought it was all rotten diskin. That in we could still dweller, we can prepare anything that comes out of the seal planning, but not a whole number. Until the 1950s, greek battalion, french and british migrants lived and worked in alexandria to day. The port city with a population of around 5000000 has some major social problems like poverty and the housing shortage. In 2019 and egyptians average monthly income was around 235 euros domino. The i limit the agenda june apprenticeship study. I only went to school only till grade 9. Then at that 8th grade, why . I didnt finish school. Education doesnt feed you. Good learning a trade or a job. Hes more my father died when i was 6. There was no one to look after. Mason by okay. I think going on for the long. Have you been working . Im 29. What is emma . But lets what age did you start at 14. Dash 1491 . Yes. Im leaving alexandria and heading out i sell bought just under 3 hours away by car it situated on both the Mediterranean Sea and the nile delta. It for thousands of years. The river has been egypt, lifeline. Phineas here in arrested. I now hearing that i sent some ship, it was an arabic at means head of the tongue that involved us. Its called that because behind me, the longest river in the world, the nile flows into the mediterranean. Good to detect in mitzi, the mail and us so here less people here find that really special gas was under assistance. He had another special thing about tommy at a province here is that it has the countrys 1st female christian governor. And im going to meet her, who just a few kilometers further down the nile. Delta is the city of damita. Its thriving port in the capital of damina to province in 2018. Dr. Manion a wad myisha is became the 1st coptic christian to head a provincial government in egypt. And shes only the 2nd woman ever to govern. One of the countries 27 provinces. Hello to them in the mid to get in, but it would length of get a lot of the home country is moving towards the empowerment of women. Young denials has them the im very interested in women being financially socially and culturally strong in its one of the most imposing prerequisites for a modern country. I had the most, most, the custodian in predominantly muslim egypt in estimated 10 percent of the population are christian. Most of them coptic christians, manon or what me shot you, who was a christian herself is heavily protected by security guards. Radical islamists have repeatedly attacked institutions like churches and schools. And christians also faced state discrimination here. Blaze of the lamb out of the shining. What does this experience mean for you . But mostly because you represent egypt, but also are religious minority met any, even if christians in the country dont like to see themselves so minority at the end of the day, there are far fewer of you than there are muslims double yet at the bottom of in his belly and i was very pleased, i took it as a sign that egypt has changed, that people dont get advantages because of their background when neva instead, positions are allocated to candidates because of a suitability for the job. Give it a non denied, but to the school, we now have a constitution that protects the rights of christians if he lowered the few thereof for laws that protect the rights of women and christians. And also those of other religions, understood on volleyball. Hague was he on the law states this, but the reality is different mean and that is bad to be for example, the law may encourage the restoration of churches alone is about the social mood is different and jody modules a lot of good for the kill m dot net, yes. All feel good then had the love you them might be if he has trouble make his in some village way. If bothered clara showed like that was that can be the case. And any time it can only read about a book, the believability. But there is, are exactly the examples for angela. We, we can teach people accept and respect him of food, the time that in listen to the call, but equivalent the couple of them. Coma would Cardona Martin m a backyard musser. Some egyptians say that theyre happy, and i say egypt is in a phase of positive change. The here with other law her early, but other say freedoms are being suppressed, come out of political views are being suppressed. I. C, a, c, and there are Political Prisoners macbook ali and what kind of egypt do you see today . And thank buckled at me on this. He had samsung because i did my best damage to them. They ran somebody in times when certain things arent possible out all by than what they couldnt, if you could now up to the upheaval and the revolution. Well, its easy to spade, public opinion, and unsettled people will demonstration. Im the mother of what the country just cant handle that right now with that been an egypt has just experienced and economic collapse off than way our v denny had been a collect at. Wow. And amazon. But why cant you have a functioning economy and a chain should have the model the one lay while youre talking about security matches here, i cant comment about the telephone. But since the so called arab spring in 2011, many have been fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights. Its been a hard struggle, especially since opt out of fatigue. I cc became president from damita. Im traveling to poor saheed. 50 kilometers away. The modern industrial port city lies on the suez canal, completed in 1869. The canal connects the mediterranean with the red sea. These days, most vessels that passed through the waterway or container ships from the far east, or oil tankers from the gulf on the ferry, i meet architect mohammed hassan. Hes offered to give me a Historical Tour of the city with the were between 2 continents, living between africa and asia. Could of the 4th wad is on the asian side, and poor side on the african side or flawed, is the newer city where it wasnt built until 1926. But while poor saeed dates from 1859, the city was built for suez canal workers. Cloth was grand mosque isnt the only interesting thing the city has to offer. The colonial architecture was also remarkable. The european influence is visible everywhere. The canal was nationalized in 1956 by egyptian president gum i of denise it before that off. What was mainly home to foreigners working for the franco british suez canal company. Show a hum, head off. Tell me about what you do. Connie, if, when we run tours to make addictions aware of the history of their country and also for people from abroad for saheed is not a tourist destination. When you come to egypt, people tell you, go to luxor ra swan, while shar mel shake de hob shelby hiero alexandria. No one says, of course i am site and why is history important . Its the mirror of the future. If you have no history that you have no future, it was so much of egypt depends on tourism. And poof, want, has more to offer than expected, so much Walking Around makes you hungry, and Something Sweet would be the perfect. Pick me up. We into a local bakery. Ah, this is delicious. Its very, very, very sweet, but absolutely delicious. Im going to take some to go in with that name underneath it. Mm hm. And, and why do people in this region always want their sweets to be really sweet or healthier . With loads of sugar in like in europe, muscle and there they dont like things to be as sweet as here. Hello. The cant handle personally. I like sugar. But what do you think job do of eyes of people want things to be sweet . What our lives a hot enough. Why shouldnt we at least sweet now food a little before they will come to clean or maybe its because sugar makes you happy. It makes you feel good or bad. Yeah. Unless you forgot about sugar or not. The main thing is it tastes great. We also bought a little bread to feed the seagulls on the ferry, back to poor sight. A ill look at it with, i dont want to philosophize, let people who live by the see dont see any borders in front of them. No, but nobody can control them. But i mean, they always want to freedom the want, something better. Majority lesson. Im not saying were better people know them. A lot of people on the coasts have that feeling. You see, it reflected in the residence of force i. E, they hate borders to be met rebellious with the what are the most of them thats important in egypt right . Now coastal cities are gateways to the world where people with different backgrounds and cultures come together. Pussy is the origin of sims, mia, music. Traditionally, only men play a stringed instrument. What at the all, how yacht club . We meet him on huddle and her friends. They found that the 1st female seems to me, i go there to find social norms and finding a little freedom through music. Ah, i am sure. Why did you join the group with finance me . I would have liked music generally, but in seconds i liked the group matrimony. You know, its the most important thing in my life. If youre going to get us to it, so when you say i know when you sing along with the liar, it brings love to enjoy. With that its important like instrument. It just makes you happy with ah, you belong to bob and too many there must be people who say what your girls and has got to be a female voices are indecent. Right . Yes, we hear it a lot of whats your reaction . You didnt kill them in lesson, we dont Pay Attention to people say, and thats the last thing we think about this. Our dream will make it come true. No matter how hard it is, the law and of the mcmacken amazon. And what do your family say a friday the day is that synesthetic . So and we ask you something honestly, what is it when your daughter said she wanted to sing . What did you say . She likes it. It makes her happy. I dont have jack turned it all, im official. Im always by their side. Im like a mother to them all and i go everywhere with them down for. But even when they travel and im of us in homes with. But if one of them didnt wear a hand, the car will be ok to move. I have last. Yes, no problem at all. Whats most important is how she interact with other people. And he and that shes decent time with that sort of gen the headscarf question. Wont come up with me about half an hour back to the music. Thanks very much. From poor saeed. Im returning to alexandria where my journey along egypt, mediterranean coast, began a few days ago. Whenever i travel, i always read the local newspapers. But according to reporters without borders, press freedom is extremely limited in egypt. Took up the you and hcr says there are more than 250000 refugees living in egypt. Many of them from sir dan. In the hall of the sacred heart church. We meet amina animosity the 22 year old started the one Us Initiative in 2018. 2 2 the goal is to empower sudanese children through art and drama workshops and help them integrate into Egyptian Society. You know what . Hello. Hi. How are you . And all of you. I play as a box and there are things that you can offer data. How have shaddick markham, id like to join your workshop. What do i have to do . To kill going all the way to equipment. Let so sound up. Ok, california. But i think we have the now i law say i name in a loud noise and well make a movement that says something about ourselves. It doesnt matter. Walked in your head. Your body jumped dance. Anything . Well stops cameron. I hegan. My name is amanda. And this is the movement that says something about me, but i me my name is eileen and this is my me. Im boss my misses my movement. Massage awful, im java. And this is my movement. Im some of whats the main reason you do the on the downtown and have a boy in the least important reason is the bullying experience spice to denise children and refugee children in general. So it mainly effects to denise children on the streets that school and lauren housing estate, cuz i have a few items that discriminated against because of their skin color. Difference and diversity in society has met with rejection on kiddos that we going to perform many to play for you now. Okay. Hey adam bean poll. Dont make fun of me being told your height is fine with me. I get your 2 tone a pitcher, but he never fine clothes that feet. Oh yes, it takes a long time to find my size. You probably find yos quite easily. Oh by then. Okay, aaliyah made fun of adamant. That makes me sad. Did you see how adam reacted . And its like, im saying mean things to you and you answer back in a friendly way. I like it. But im making fun of you. History, and i shouldnt do that. I mean, i saw it was a fraud.