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Growing up, we were often encouraged to eat all our food until the last crumb, by parents who would constantly mention the thousands of starving children elsewhere. These exhortations have apparently had little effect in reducing the amount of waste...
Egypt is a country that has been historically blessed with two seasons instead of four. Every year, summer would linger for about nine months while winter would refresh the atmosphere for the remaining months.
But the impact of climate...
Whenever anyone refers to green architecture, spectacular and space age buildings come to mind: Twelve West in Portland with urban wind turbines installed right on site, selected among the top ten green projects of 2010 by the American Institute of...
People around the world are celebrating International Earth Day in an effort to encourage respect for the planet and raise awareness of the importance of daily “green acts” to preserve the environment.
Earth Day, celebrated annually on...
“A Thousand Gardens in Africa,” an initiative started in 2010 as part of the “Terra Madre” project, encourages individuals to rediscover local soil and traditions. It is promoted by the Slow Food organization in support of...
Countless women actively participated in the 25 January revolution, which seemed to signal a major shift in women’s role in Egyptian society. But activists say there is still a long way to go toward eradicating gender inequality, starting with...
Turning Herodotus’s epithet on its head, some have recently claimed that “the Nile is the gift of Egypt,” adducing historic rights to the Nile’s water. But what happens when the Nile’s water becomes an endangered...
World Water Day, which is celebrated today, aims to raise awareness among communities, governments and individuals on the importance of water.
The annual celebration is coordinated by UN Habitat as per a recommendation by the United Nations...
In the words of Nelson Henderson, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” It is an invitation to action, that sounds particularly significant today -- World Forestry Day -- which has been...
The American University in Cairo on Sunday hosted the panel conference “Political Strategies on the Transitional Constitutional Period: Before and After the Referendum” as part of the Tahrir Dialogue Discussion Panel Series. Under panel...
