Last year when I visited Egypt, it felt heavy. For three decades, Mubarak’s forces succeeded to subdue the once innovative Egyptian people. But in his absence, a palpable sense of hopefulness has returned. While many challenges remain, including rising temperatures, pollution, and insufficient energy supplies, the barriers to fixing them do not.
Written by Tafline Laylin of The Green Prophet, May 26 2011
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