Hazem Zohny
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
Environment
July 31, 2012
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
What do President Mohamed Morsy’s brain, the Constituent Assembly and Cairo traffic all have in common? None of them, alas,…
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
Environment
July 15, 2012
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
The theory of evolution is atheism, said Ahmed Shafiq, a 15-year-old schoolboy who happened to share the name of the…
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
Environment
June 17, 2012
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
“Infectious diseases don’t care about politics or elections,” says Ahmed Abdel Hady, a farmer from Tabluha in the Nile Delta…
The unconscious vote: Unexpected factors may sway voters
Environment
May 23, 2012
The unconscious vote: Unexpected factors may sway voters
After a 16-month interim period that often felt like anything but “transitional,” the election to presumably conclude this phase is…
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
Egypt
May 31, 2010
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
State-owned papers continue to hype the 25th Africa-France Summit, which is being held in the Riviera city of Nice. Al-Akhbar’s…
Sunday’s papers: France-Africa Summit, Egypt’s state of corruption
Egypt
May 30, 2010
Sunday’s papers: France-Africa Summit, Egypt’s state of corruption
State-owned papers lead today with news of the upcoming 25th Africa-France summit, where President Mubarak is expected to be the…
Monday’s papers: Mubarak’s busy day, Amonsito uprising
Egypt
May 24, 2010
Monday’s papers: Mubarak’s busy day, Amonsito uprising
State and independent papers lead with coverage of President Hosni Mubarak's series of meetings yesterday with the Kenyan prime minister…
Sunday’s papers: Hariri in Egypt, Nile Basin questions
Egypt
May 23, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Hariri in Egypt, Nile Basin questions
Al-Gomhurriya leads today with a headline quoting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri saying, “I have benefitted from the wisdom of…
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
Environment
May 23, 2010
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
In 2002, states at the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by…
Tuesday’s news: More Nile basin assurances and metro mania
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Tuesday’s news: More Nile basin assurances and metro mania
Egypt’s rights in the Nile are both legally and practically unresolved, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif is quoted as saying in…