At Jadaliyya: "Cairo: The Myth of a City on the Edge of Explosion."

Since Egypt announced its ambitious project for a new administrative capital  in the desert I've posted links to several articles arguing the pros and cons, here and here.


Now comes a thoughtful piece not so much aimed at the capital project as at the whole concept of satellite cities and the flight to the desert. It's worth a read:  Jon Argaman at Jadaliyya, "Cairo: The Myth of a City on the Edge of Explosion."