Mette Eriksen
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
Environment
October 28, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Irresponsible diving, overfishing…
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egyptian women’s organizations announced Saturday the reestablishment of the Egyptian Feminist Union, a group that dates back to 1923 when…
UN prepares Egyptian children for natural disasters
Environment
October 13, 2011
UN prepares Egyptian children for natural disasters
Children and young people are extremely vulnerable when a natural disaster strikes. When an earthquake hit Haiti last year, 80…
Streets of Cairo: Tahrir Street
Life & Style
October 2, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Tahrir Street
Tahrir Square is more of a center point in Cairo than it ever was before. On the weekends, people gather…
Postcard from Berlin: The bastion of nostalgia
Life & Style
September 29, 2011
Postcard from Berlin: The bastion of nostalgia
Walking the streets of Berlin leads you to one historic site after another. You find remains of the Berlin Wall,…
Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities
Life & Style
September 26, 2011
Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities
People from different religious backgrounds living side by side has been a challenge in Egypt, as well as many places,…
Postcard from Chianti: A stop for wine and pasta
Life & Style
September 22, 2011
Postcard from Chianti: A stop for wine and pasta
If you have ever visited Rome, Venice or Florence during the summer you might have gotten the impression that Italians…
Enough cars! Get ready for Friday’s Moving Planet event in Cairo
Environment
September 21, 2011
Enough cars! Get ready for Friday’s Moving Planet event in Cairo
This Friday, Ukrainians will be dancing in Kiev’s main square while students in the Dominican Republic will paint the country’s…
24 hours of reality: Al Gore’s live broadcast attracts hundreds of thousands
Environment
September 15, 2011
24 hours of reality: Al Gore’s live broadcast attracts hundreds of thousands
”Today marks the beginning of a new era of action addressing the climate crises. Together we can focus the world’s…
How to live like a desert-dwelling Bedouin
Life & Style
September 13, 2011
How to live like a desert-dwelling Bedouin
There is much to learn from traditional Bedouin life, such as understanding nature better and engaging with it in everyday…
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
Egypt
September 2, 2011
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status…
A Nordic Ramadan
Life & Style
August 28, 2011
A Nordic Ramadan
In Scandinavia - a region that includes Norway, Sweden and Denmark - Muslims are a minority and there are no…
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
Life & Style
August 15, 2011
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
According to the guidebook Lonely Planet, the queues outside the Egyptian Museum can be hours long. Just a few steps…