Houston Matters
Egyptologist Chronicles A Time ‘When Women Ruled The World’
Posted on · While many countries have yet to elect women leaders, noted Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney takes us back to a time when plenty of women led their nations.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1457: Eratosthenes’s Diameter of the Earth
Posted on · Episode: 1457 Eratosthenes’s 2200 year old calculation of Earth’s size. Today, we measure the earth.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1450: Searching for Cleopatra
Posted on · Episode: 1450 In which we learn too much about Cleopatra and the Pharos Lighthouse. Today, we look for Cleopatra.
News
Gunman Opens Fire On Cairo Church; Shootout Kills At Least 9
Posted on · The shootout took place when a gunman on a motorcycle tried to break through the security cordon set up outside the church, said the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police
Sports
2018 World Cup Draw Results: Spain And Portugal In Same Group
Posted on · Russia goes into its home World Cup ranked 65th in the world, the lowest-ranked of any of the 32 teams in the tournament
News
Militants Attack Egyptian Mosque, Kill At Least 235 People
Posted on · Hundreds were killed in an attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai region on Friday Nov. 24
News
Militants Attack Christians In Egypt, Killing At Least 28
Posted on · There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the fourth to target Christians since December, but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1334: Stone/Iron – Age Europe
Posted on · Episode: 1334 Watching Europe go from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Today, a story of wood, copper and iron.
News
Palm Sunday Church Bombings in Egypt Kill 43, Wound Dozens
Posted on · Terror attack targets Coptic Christians in Egypt
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1257: The First Suez Canal
Posted on · Episode: 1257 Digging the first Suez Canal, 4000 years ago. Today, we ask, when was the Suez Canal built?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2833: Kykkos Monastery
Posted on · Episode: 2833 Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus, and the origins of Western monasticism Today, monks and hermits.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3052: Frankincense and Myrrh
Posted on · Episode: 3052 Frankencense and Myrrh Today, the true value of a famous gift.
News
What Houston Demonstrators Want The Egyptian Consulate To Know
Posted on · A rally underway in front of the Egyptian Consulate on Westheimer was staged this afternoon to protest the killing of civilians in Cairo. It's organized by the Houston chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America and the Muslim American Society, Houston office.
News
Egypt Makes History
Posted on · As Egyptians around the world celebrate that country's change in power — one local expert calls this a world event as significant as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Laurie Johnson reports.
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High-Tech Challenges Confront Egypt
Posted on · The Egyptian people are trying to finding creative ways to communicate as authorities shut down the internet to silence anti-government protesters. They using dial-up modems, fax machines, and ham radios to get their message out to the world. A Houston professor who closely watches Egyptian politics says the country embraced internet technology early on, but it wasn't about creating a more democratic society. Gail Delaughter reports.