I still occasionally come back to Cairo, in my mind or in virtual explorations online. Perusing the June edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, I stumbled upon an article by Sophie Pommier titled “Le Caire, ville entravée”, which loosely translates to “Cairo, a city in shackles“.
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I just returned from a short assignment to Baghdad. I had never been there before and did not know what to expect. Actually, I did not see much of the city, apart on the way from the airport to the safe compound in the Green Zone where I was staying, […]
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Back to Cairo for a short visit of a couple of days, after a long absence of ten years, I wanted to update myself on the New Administrative Capital that is being built in the desert some 40 km East from Cairo’s centre. The grand design covers an area of 725 square […]
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Half of mankind lives in the areas indicated in white on the map above. (Source: Max Galka – metrocosm.com) 25 percent of the world’s population do not have a classic address. According to Google, around 25 percent of humanity, i.e. around two billion people, either do not have a classic […]
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As climate change takes hold, temperature records are being broken around the world month by month. Cities in Greece, Southern Italy and in Turkey are sizzling with temperatures above 40° C. For most city dwellers, who can afford it, the immediate impulse is to turn on the air conditioning. […]
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