Louise Sarant
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
Archaeology
January 5, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
The entrance to the Geology Museum in Cairo, with its sad grey appearance and busy location a few meters away…
Thai green curry with chicken (Gaeng Kieow Waan)
Food
January 4, 2011
Thai green curry with chicken (Gaeng Kieow Waan)
Thai green curry with chicken is one of Thailand’s most appreciated dishes worldwide. And all the ingredients needed to prepare…
Archiving Egypt: ‘Yesterday’s Egypt in Color’ sends hundreds of postcards
Books
January 3, 2011
Archiving Egypt: ‘Yesterday’s Egypt in Color’ sends hundreds of postcards
A coffee table book, “L’Egypte d’Antan en Couleurs” (Yesterday’s Egypt in Color) is a collaboration between Robert SolĂ©, a major…
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Protests continued throughout Cairo on Sunday to denounce the New Year’s Eve bombing of a church in the coastal city…
Mayotte: An island of wild nature and traditions
Life & Style
December 23, 2010
Mayotte: An island of wild nature and traditions
Mayotte is a small, sea-horse shaped archipelago--a green and wild rock encircled by one of the world’s largest closed lagoons--located…
Off Biennale: ‘Beware of the Chili’ has no sting
Art news
December 20, 2010
Off Biennale: ‘Beware of the Chili’ has no sting
Egyptian painter Hany Rashed has undergone many stylistic shifts throughout his career, displaying a kind of risk-taking curiosity that has…
Qatar 2022 World Cup to employ novel solar energy system
Environment
December 15, 2010
Qatar 2022 World Cup to employ novel solar energy system
Earlier this month, football federation FIFA announced its choice of Qatar as host for the 2022 World Cup championship. The…
Making dissident movies in a friendly way
Cinema/TV
December 14, 2010
Making dissident movies in a friendly way
Screenwriter and producer Mohamed Hefzy has worked on many award-winning films, including 2005’s “Malaky Iskanderia” (Alexandrian License Plate) for which…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Slovenia’s ‘Piran Pirano’
Cinema/TV
December 9, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Slovenia’s ‘Piran Pirano’
Piran Pirano, directed by Goran Vojovic, is the Slovenian feature film entered into the International Competition at the Cairo International…
Essaouira: The Jewel of the Moroccan Atlantic Coast
Life & Style
December 9, 2010
Essaouira: The Jewel of the Moroccan Atlantic Coast
Battered by winds, the Moroccan city of Essaouira--situated halfway between Casablanca and Agadir--proudly overlooks furious Atlantic waves breaking and foaming…