By: Joseph Mayton
Eloquent and convincing, Jonathan Safron Foer’s Eating Animals is one of those rare eloquent non-fiction masterpieces that do not indulge his ideas of the world – when he could so easily have done so – instead what he created is a volume that will undoubtedly become a Vegan’s Bible in the years to come. It is intrinsically about humanity’s struggle to overcome the violence inherent in our eating habits and tells a story few people have truly heard. And he does so in what is simple, understandable and accessible …

By: Bikya Masr Staff
CAIRO: Egyptian Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Ismail Serageldin has won the M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environmental Protection 2010. He was awarded the honor on Saturday for his “outstanding contribution to the cause of environment protection.”
The award, given by the Rotary Club of India’s Madras East in cooperation with Cavinkare Private Limited, was presented in Chennai by former Parliamentary Speaker Balram Jakhar.
Describing the award as an “enormous honor,” Serageldin underlined the need for more sustained work towards protecting the environment.
Citing Martin Luther King’s famous quotation of “I …

By: Aya Ragheb
A year and a half ago I was one of the privileged attendees of the 5th World Water Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey. Many of you might wonder what the World Water Forum is. And if it’s that important how come we never heard of it? To be honest; if it wasn’t for mere coincidence I would have never heard of it either. In fact I would have missed on one of the most important events in the world.
The World Water Forum is considered to be the biggest, …

By: Joseph Mayton
Go to the beach. Swim. Kill some ecosystems and go home. All in a full day trip to any of the world’s sandy getaways. Until recently, this was a trip to get away from the world’s problems, but now, with the reporting on what our sunscreen is doing to marine life, the ocean jaunting is becoming increasingly dangerous to our planet’s wonders of the sea.
National Geographic has done extensive research on the topic in recent years and their reporting has been staggering, almost shocking.
According to their studies, chemical …

By: Tarek Ibrahim
The Red Sea is a diverse and fascinating ecosystem. Even as one of the most saline water bodies in the world, it supports thousands of marine organisms. In fact, more than 10% of them are exclusive to this exotic place. The coral reefs that extend throughout most of its perimeter, make it possible for it to support a great diversity of organisms.
Therefore, it is no mystery that more than half a million divers come from all over the world to encounter the beauty of the Red Sea, and most …