links for 2010-03-17

• After gold cars, a Green Sheikh who cares about the planet | Bikya Masr
  Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, a member of the ruling Ajman Royal Family is now being known not just for his wealth. Locals are calling him the “Green Sheikh” and “Down to Earth Sheikh” as a result of his concern for his local and the world’s environment as a result of pollution and climate change.
  (tags: UAE environment activism)
• Stop Shark Sales campaign: Stop Shark Sales at Carrefour Egypt
  Sharks are currently being sold on the Egyptian market and exported overseas. Overfishing and consumption of sharks and their fins are serious threats to human health, the environment and our economy. The goal of HEPCA’s Stop Shark Sales Campaign is to avert these impacts and encourage the community to come together to put pressure on those who fish, trade and sell sharks in order to protect our health, environment and prosperity.
  Four years ago we helped to secure legislation that banned shark fining in Egyptian waters, which led to widespread condemnation of those who flouted the ban (both in fishing and selling shark meat). This led to Egypt being honoured as Shark Guardian of the Year in 2006.
  (tags: egypt environment marine)
• Texas Textbook MASSACRE: 'Ultraconservatives' Approve Radical Changes To State Education Curriculum
  Conservatives continue to make headway in the culture war. The next generation of Americans will be even more backwards.
  (tags: united-states education conservative)
• Times Higher Education – From where I sit: Something new under the sun
  opening of the new Graduate School of Education at the American University in Cairo (AUC)
  (tags: education egypt AUC)
• Hunter Cutting: Reframing the Debate on Climate Science
  The international consensus on global warming has seemingly experienced a spectacular slow-motion train wreck over the last few months, with "climategate" reports piling up in public debate like derailing rail cars filmed in freeze frame. The fascination for on-lookers, however, is that the science itself is largely blameless. Instead, the pile-up stands as a case study in how not to wage a political battle. And make no mistake; the attacks on climate science are pure politics. We have seen attacks on science before, just pick your favorite example: smoking, toxic pollution, seat belts, etc. However, until there is a fundamental reframing of the climate science debate, one that illuminates the politics, the attacks will continue to enjoy success.
  (tags: environment climatechange politics advocacy)
• EGYNews.net | ٧٥٪ من الشباب المصرى يوافقون على ضرب الزوجات
  horribly depressing statistics based on survey of 50k egyptian youth
  (tags: egypt youth culture society violence women activism civic)