Prophet Abraham was believed to have crossed the Sinai. Centuries later, the Prophet Moses spent his life there and it was on top of Mount Sinai where he was said to have received the Ten Commandments
Published On 28 Sep 201028 Sep 2010
The Bible documents the journey of Mary, Joseph and Jesus across the peninsula and Sinai is mentioned more than 10 times in the Quran
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Throughout history it has been the land bridge between Asia and Africa
But today it has become a hotbed for clashes between the Egyptian authorities and the Bedouins who say they have been marginalised and overlooked by the government
Ramadan is a south Sinai Bedouin who has been working as a tour guide since he was 16 years old. He wanted to be a doctor but says he could never dream of a job outside of the tourism industry
But Bedouins say they have been denied their share of the profits from the region(***)s lucrative tourism industry
Mosaad Abu Fagr, a Bedouin activist from north Sinai, says "the Egyptian government does not offer us anything. Even our water is bad"
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Bedouins also claim that the authorities use excessive force against them and that between 1,000 and 3,000 are being held in Egyptian jails
