New York Post reported yesterday that an Egyptian trial court has sentenced a television host Mohammed el-Gheiti to one year in prison at hard labor followed by one year of surveillance, and a fine equivalent to $167 US for promoting debauchery
Archaeologists Discover Dozens Of Cat Mummies, 100 Cat Statues In Ancient Tomb : NPR
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced Saturday that a team of Egyptian archeologists excavating a 4,500-year-old tomb near Cairo has found dozens of mummified cats. Also in the tomb were 100 gilded, wooden cat statues, as well as a bronze statue
New York Magazine Takes a Look at Egypt’s Prohibitions on “Fake News”
In New York magazine, a discussion of Egyptian laws that forbid “fake news,” and how the government uses them to tamp down dissent and criticism. Notes the magazine, “Under the Egyptian legislation, social-media accounts and blogs with over 5,000
USAID, USDA award funds for international food safety projects
USAID and USDA have awarded funding to Land O’Lakes International Development for capacity building and food safety projects in six countries.
Five programs will focus on agricultural capacity building, food safety and cooperative development in Eastern Europe, Africa and the
E. coli a factor in death of British tourists while on vacation in Egypt
E. coli infection played a role in the deaths of two British tourists in Egypt, according to the country’s authorities.
John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley in England, died while on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in the
The Authoritarianization of U.S. Counterterrorism
A large part of my research involves studying authoritarianism in the Middle East context. However, the Trump administration's policies and rhetoric over the past eighteen months in the United States have piqued my interest in the degree to which the
Egyptian Zoo Paints Donkey Black and White, Tries to Pass It Off as Zebra
On July 21st, Mahmoud A. Sarhani, a Cairo student who had recently visited the recently opened zoo posted a photo of a strange-looking zebra on his Facebook page. Not only did the animal have usually-long ears, but it also had
Government Proposes New Draft Law to Ban Early Marriage
From Egypt Today:Egypt's government has proposed a new draft law that includes amendments to the child law article 12 of 1996 which states cases in which parents could be deprived from the authority of guardianship over the girl or her
Article on Islam and Elder Care in Egypt after the Arab Spring Uprisings: Between Divine Law and Secular Law: Quo Vadis?
Mohamed A. Arafa published an Article entitled, Islam and Elder Care in Egypt after the Arab Spring Uprisings: Between Divine Law and Secular Law: Quo Vadis?, Elder Law Studies eJournal (2018). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:An
Getty Scientists Complete Analysis Of Treasured Wall Murals In King Tut’s Tomb
In recent art world news, for a long time spanning many decades, visitors to the world-renowned tomb of King Tutankhamen (“King Tut”) in Egypt have noticed unsightly brown spots covering the wall murals in the Egyptian pharaoh’s burial chamber.
