Louise Sarant
A year in review: The ups and downs of environment news
Environment
December 31, 2011
A year in review: The ups and downs of environment news
The past year saw an unprecedented number of environmental catastrophes worldwide, starting with the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, which…
Endangered species: Egypt’s Striped Hyena
Environment
December 24, 2011
Endangered species: Egypt’s Striped Hyena
The hyena “dubba” is a striped hyena that is still present in some parts of Egypt, but the population is…
The world’s cheapest light bulbs are … plastic bottles!
Environment
December 14, 2011
The world’s cheapest light bulbs are … plastic bottles!
In some of the world's poorest and most densely populated slums, buildings can be built so close to one another…
Egyptian scientists develop bitter gourd tablet to fight rampant diabetes
Environment
December 11, 2011
Egyptian scientists develop bitter gourd tablet to fight rampant diabetes
The bitter gourd, alternatively called the balsam pear, is a tropical and subtropical vine widely grown in Asia, Africa and…
Safety gear for small animals: Canadian artist takes on ecological cause
Environment
November 3, 2011
Safety gear for small animals: Canadian artist takes on ecological cause
The work of Canadian concept artist Bill Burns is currently being exhibited in Bristol, England, in the Arnolfini gallery. One…
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
Environment
October 27, 2011
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
Until the 1970s indoor air quality in the non-industrial sector - in homes and work environments, for example - was…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s gazelles
Environment
October 21, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s gazelles
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates
Features/Interviews
October 20, 2011
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates
Boubker Benseddiq, a 26-year-old Moroccan national, recently graduated from INSA-Toulouse, a well-respected French public university of engineering. In May, he…
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
Art news
October 17, 2011
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
This month, the first adaptation of Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany's “Chicago” is showing at the Amandiers Theater in the Parisian…