Frank Samol - Notes

Written by: Frank Samol on 14 June 2023

Cairo - Fighting for Public Space

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...

Written by: Frank Samol on 1 June 2023

Baghdad – The Walled City

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...

Written by: Frank Samol on 12 June 2022

Who will serve tea or coffee in Egypt‘s New Capital in the desert?

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...

Written by: Frank Samol on 19 February 2022

Does a humble flower like coltsfoot suffer from road noise?

I actually do not know. I neither remember where I took this photo of obviously flourishing coltsfoot. However, I came across media reports on a recent study by Shahid Beheshti University...