Author: Sherif Mohyeldeen & Noha Khaled

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Protests in the Middle East

No tyranny without Egypt

Insults directed against Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi have been particularly prominent among the hundreds of chants by Arab protestors in Algeria, Sudan, Iraq and Lebanon during the recent months of demonstrations. The question is, why? By Sherif Mohyeldeen and Noha KhaledMore

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A modest initiative achieves great things: every weekday, Reden Roro Hendarti loads her tricycle with reading material and rides to the village of Muntang to accept rubbish from the children living there, which she exchanges for her books. A simple idea that is making a big difference, raising awareness about the environment among children in the region. Indonesia still has a huge problem with plastic waste, especially in remote rural regions

Indonesia's 'Trash Library': Plastic rubbish for books

On the Indonesian island of Java, one librarian has started a mobile library, lending books to children in exchange for plastic rubbish. The idea is that they will learn to take pride in their environment and read more at the same time. By Julie Huehnken