Egypt: Critics Warn Egypt’s Great Transfiguration Project Endangers Mount Sinai

Over the years, visitors have traveled up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide to watch the sunrise over the pristine, rocky landscape. But now,  Mount Sinai , a site held sacred by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, has become the center of controversy as Egypt’s Great Transfiguration Project transforms the once-isolated desert area into a tourist destination.

The UNESCO World Heritage site, which includes St. Catherine’s Monastery and the Jebeleya Bedouin tribe, has faced eco-camps being demolished,…