Louise Sarant
Children’s Corner: Storytelling with Yasmina Fadl
Life & Style
November 5, 2010
Children’s Corner: Storytelling with Yasmina Fadl
The tradition of oral story-telling was prevalent for centuries in various parts of the world before gradually being replaced by…
Egypt’s Museums VI: The Pharaonic Village
Archaeology
November 3, 2010
Egypt’s Museums VI: The Pharaonic Village
In 1984, a renowned papyrus maker, Hussam Ragab, opened the world’s first living museum, the Pharaonic Village on the island…
A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’
Books
October 28, 2010
A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’
Le Souffle du Jasmin (The Breath of the Jasmine) is Egyptian novelist Gilbert Sinoué latest literary work. The book constitutes…
Turkey: One foot in the Middle East, one in Europe
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Turkey: One foot in the Middle East, one in Europe
The changing presence of Turkey in the Middle East signals a new balance of power, experts say.
International Circus Festival: The clowns leave Cairo
Art news
October 25, 2010
International Circus Festival: The clowns leave Cairo
It’s over, folks. Red noses are packed, juggling balls are back in their boxes, shapeless hats are folded and kilos…
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egypt
October 15, 2010
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egyptian feminists have cast doubts about a newly launched initiative to reduce the gap that exists between men and women…
Push: Magazine for women entrepreneurs
Life & Style
October 12, 2010
Push: Magazine for women entrepreneurs
Samia al-Solh, a young Lebanese entrepreneur, is launching a new monthly Beirut-based magazine in November called "Push," designed to educate…
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
Art news
October 7, 2010
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
Yesterday at the beautiful marble promenade in Al Azhar park, a huge crowd gathered for the opening of the Cairo…
World Habitat Day: “Better Cities, Better Life” in Egypt?
Environment
October 5, 2010
World Habitat Day: “Better Cities, Better Life” in Egypt?
Today marks the return of the UN-sponsored World Habitat Day, an annual event launched roughly 20 years ago to promote…
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
Environment
September 30, 2010
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
Imagine a pool, with turquoise, crystalline water, that extends over an area of ten hectares and is situated in the…