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PropertyProf Blog
McMansions Around the World
By propertyprof
Al Safwa, Cairo, Egypt (2009)After six years of traveling around the world, Swedish photogrpaher Martin Adolfsson has finished Suburbia Gone Wild, a new book that documents model homes in the wealthy…
Food Safety News
Food Poisoning at Top Cairo University Sparks Protests
By News Desk
Food poisoning has sent at least 479 students at Cairo's al-Azhar university to hospitals and sent hundreds of others into the streets to demand the resignation of the school's president.…
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Response Briefs On Impact Of SCOTUS Flood Takings Opinion
Earlier, we posted the initial briefs in Big Oak Farms, Inc. v. United States, a case now pending in the Court of Federal Claims. Or, more correctly, perhaps being revived…
International Law Prof Blog
Israel and the Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
Israel must abide by and fully implement the ceasefire agreement that ended the recent crisis in Gaza, stressed a United Nations independent expert, who called on the international community to…
International Law Prof Blog
Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate ceasefire by “all sides” involved in the violence in Gaza, saying in Cairo that peace and security for both Israelis…
International Law Prof Blog
Egyptian Military Raids NGO Offices in Cairo
The United Nations human rights office voiced alarm at reports that the Egyptian military has carried out raids against the offices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in what would be the…
International Law Prof Blog
Violent Crackdown on Protests in Egypt
Four United Nations human rights experts have voiced alarm at the violent crackdown against protesters in Egypt that has led to the deaths of at least 20 people, urging the country’s…
International Law Prof Blog
Egypt Charges Former Mubarak Officials with Crimes Relating to Attacks on Demonstrators in Tahrir Square
The New York Times reports that more than two dozen former officials and allies of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were charged this week with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism for…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Amel Fahmy et al. on Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt
Amel Fahmy (UNFPA-Egypt) et al. have posted Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Issues of Sexuality in Egypt on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), officially referred to as female…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Secretary-General in Egypt
A successful transition in Egypt towards greater democracy can inspire the rest of the region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging the country to continue with its recent reforms by holding…