After completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970, the Egyptian government undertook an
ambitious programme to install drainage on all of Egypt's agricultural lands (approx. 2.7 …

The latest population census in Egypt shows that there are more people now living along the
narrow strip of land by the Nile than ever before, 95 million (CAPMAS 2017). The country's …

Vía Campesina's 'Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform'(GCAR) has made a significant
impact (inter) nationally in reshaping the terms of the land reform debates. However, its …

Watermelon peel waste (WPW) is a zero value material containing a high amount of
nutrients that could be utilized in microbial growth medium production. In the present work …

Coming in the wake of intense political and academic debate on the nature and
development of the Arab Uprisings, Gramsci on Tahrir zeroes in on the complex dynamic of …

Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on the role of youth coalitions, the use of social
media, and the tactics of the Tahrir Square occupation. This authoritative and original book …

For decades, Egypt has tried to increase its agricultural area through reclamation of desert
land. The significance of land reclamation goes beyond the size of the reclaimed area and …

The book proposes a profound rethink of the complex relationship between Europe—
defined here as the European Union and its members—and the states of the Mediterranean …

On newly cultivated lands in deserts as in the majority of dryland areas, the sustainability of
agricultural systems is often debated in terms of socioeconomic viability and agro-ecological …

After the ousting of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, much
debate surrounded the reasons for the former regime's longevity and its collapse. Here …