US fights to keep visa ban on Muslim scholar
NEW YORK: A US government lawyer argued against revoking a high-profile travel…
Islamic investors snap up sukuk ijara as risks grow
As the global downturn drags on, battering investor confidence and asset values,…
Sudan's Beshir defies war crimes warrant in Egypt
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir met his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in…
Exhibition heralds a new dawn for Egyptian comics
Having visited the Goethe Institute's inaugural ceremony for its new comic book…
Palestinian view: The accidental prime minister
Ehud Olmert would probably never have made it to the office of…
Israeli view: A ritual of genial paralysis
Perhaps the most inexplicable aspect of Ehud Olmert s largely failed three…
Four Essential Steps to the Copenhagen Agreement
NEW YORK: The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this year…
Are Islam and Aristotle compatible?
LONDON: This semester I am teaching a course about Aristotle, democracy and…
Hope can be a powerful tool for Palestinian children
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK: Stenciled silhouettes of a boy s face, freshly spray-painted in…
Egypt takes steps to spur sugar sector
CAIRO: Egyptians have a sweet tooth, and with an ever-growing population, demand…