Carl in Cairo

I'm spending the day at the CMRS office, hoping the change of scenery will inspire continued productivity in thesis writing. I have no profound cultural observations or deep insights, so please enjoy the news:

News & Issues

Egypt

• Listen to several NPR stories on Egypt, environmentalism, and climate change.
• Breast Cancer Awareness month invigorated by cooperation among the US, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern countries
• BBC News reports on the pervasive problem of Egyptian men phone-stalking women, something which several of my friends here have had to deal with.
• Muslim Brotherhood denies its Supreme Guide stepped down over a row with conservatives
• Tensions rise after murder of Copt whose son allegedly had affair with Muslim woman
• IRIN interviews a Southern Sudanese refugee living in Cairo about his experiences
  

Middle East

• Egyptian president Mubarak says illegal Israeli settlements worry "the entire Muslim world".
• Iran blames West for recent bombings that killed Revolutionary Guard commanders