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Special relationships
Archaeology
December 8, 2009
Special relationships
Weeks after the Algeria and Egypt football game in Sudan, media talkshows and newspapers in Egypt continue to pose angry…
Conservation conflicts
Books
December 7, 2009
Conservation conflicts
Although Ahmed Sedky’s book features charts and graphs, an extended bibliography, and copious footnotes, its target is not a university…
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
Egypt
December 6, 2009
Truth and secrets: The Sadat assassination trial 24 years on
The confiscation by State Security this week of a recently-deceased judge’s personal diaries and court documents has reignited debate about…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
Archaeology
November 24, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
Dublin--Earlier this month, when referring to the Egypt-Algeria fiasco, television commentator Amr Adeeb asked the rhetorical question: “Why do they…
Rome on a plate
Life & Style
August 25, 2009
Rome on a plate
It’s no secret that while there’s much to see in Rome, there’s far more to eat. For the herds of…