Egypt

Climate change in Egypt ‘to force millions to migrate’

by Haitham Sabbah July 5, 2005

Millions of Egyptians could be forced to migrate as climate change makes their livelihoods untenable, warns a report published last month by Egypt’s environment ministry. Egypt’s coastal zone, home to more than 40 per cent of the population, will be hit hardest, says the report. As the sea-level rises, flooding and salt-water intrusion are expected [...]

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Boosting Science in the Region

by Haitham Sabbah June 2, 2005

Two good news from the M.E.: The first one is related to Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation which got boost by UNESCO, which has pledged US$100,000 to allow the Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization (IPSO) to begin implementing 30 new research projects involving both Palestinian and Israeli scientists. However, IPSO will need US$2.5 million each year if it is [...]

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“Nefertiti Queen of the Nile” and the “Jewish” roots?

by Haitham Sabbah May 30, 2005

Dr. Zahi Hawas, head of the Egyptian Antiquity Commission, has announced that he will not allow the filming of “Nefertiti Queen of the Nile” to commence in Egypt. The film is based on the book “Moses and Akhenaton,” written by Egyptian Ahmad Othman. The film is based on the book “Moses and Akhenaton,” written by [...]

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Egypt in Black

by Haitham Sabbah May 29, 2005

The ‘Association of Egyptian Mothers’ is calling all of Egypt to wear black on Wednesday, 1 June 2005, (in English & Arabic). The demonstrations will be demanding democracy?!!

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Can SESAME become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

by Haitham Sabbah May 27, 2005

Here’s some good news from the Jordan: Israel, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Palestine Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan and many other countries from around the globe (click below graph for a list of other countries), need no “Open SESAME magic” to be able to cooperate on an advanced scientific project. In [...]

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New gospels text from Egypt

by Haitham Sabbah May 22, 2005

Rubbish dumps of Oxyrhynchus, a city that flourished after the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. reveals texts of Trojan Wars and early Christian gospels that do not appear in the New Testament. Originally developed by NASA scientists and used to map the surface of Mars, multispectral imaging was successfully applied [...]

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Egypt ‘Not Achieving Gender Equality’

by Haitham Sabbah May 16, 2005

Nordic women are the closest to reaching socioeconomic parity with men while their Egyptian sisters are the furthest, according to a 58-nation survey published by Swiss-based World Economic Forum think-tank in its 58-nation survey.

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What King Tutankhamun Looked Like?

by Haitham Sabbah May 11, 2005

This photo released by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the National Geographic Society on Tuesday May 10, 2005 shows a model of King Tutankhamun made by a French team based on facial reconstructions from CT scans of King Tutankhamun’s mummy. Three teams of forensic artists and scientists, from France, the United States and Egypt, [...]

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Mummy, Mummy…

by Haitham Sabbah May 3, 2005

A 2,300-year-old mummy is displayed after it was found near the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005. REUTERS/Aladin Abdel Naby More photos…

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How To Install An A/C In Cairo !!!

by Haitham Sabbah December 14, 2004

Yet another one :-)

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Cold Water In Cairo

by Haitham Sabbah December 14, 2004

You can see these only in Cairo!

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2004

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views. The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, [...]

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