Louise Sarant
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
Environment
March 2, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Since prehistoric times,…
A new dawn for solid waste management
Environment
February 28, 2011
A new dawn for solid waste management
Egypt's 25 January uprising has unexpectedly sparked fresh interest in environmental issues. NGOs concerned with solid waste management are taking…
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
Art news
February 25, 2011
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
“Back Down Mubarak!” is in essence what millions of protestors have been chanting in a unified voice for the 18…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats
Environment
February 23, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Of the ten…
Andree Chedid: A literary bridge between East and West
Books
February 20, 2011
Andree Chedid: A literary bridge between East and West
On 6 February, as Tahrir Square resonated with freedom chants and democracy demands, the French-Lebanese poet and novelist Andree Chedid…
Legacy of a former first lady
Egypt
February 18, 2011
Legacy of a former first lady
On Wednesday, Minya announced its Suzanne Mubarak Square would no longer bear the former first lady’s moniker. While the Upper…
Revolutionary music: Rap up
Art news
February 15, 2011
Revolutionary music: Rap up
As Tahrir rapidly imposed itself as the epicenter of the Egyptian revolution and a space of peaceful demonstrations, a frenzy…
Endangered Species: The argun palm
Environment
February 15, 2011
Endangered Species: The argun palm
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.
French FM takes a ride in Mubarak aircraft
Egypt
February 9, 2011
French FM takes a ride in Mubarak aircraft
The French satirical weekly newspaper “Le Canard enchaine” dicloses today that Francois Fillon, France’s chief of government, spent his Christmas…
US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime
Egypt
February 7, 2011
US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime
Frank Wisner, Obama special envoy to Egypt, declared Saturday during a security conference in Munich that “Mubarak must stay in…