Mr. Hu goes to Washington
By Chris Patten LONDON: President Hu Jintao will travel to the United States for his third official visit as China’s leader on Jan. 19. It may be his last before he…
Time to turn around worrisome trends in Pakistan
By Muqtedar Khan NEWARK, Delaware: Once again the viciousness that haunts Muslim communities has manifested itself in the form of a brutal assassination of the Pakistani Provincial Governor Salman Taseer on…
Youth Views: Al-Azhar’s English course is a window to the world
By Mohamed El Sayed CAIRO: Last year when I joined the English-language center at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, I thought it was just that — a center for teaching English. As…
Iran bans ‘Alchemist’ author
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, who wrote the worldwide bestseller "The Alchemist," accused Iran Monday of banning his books. "My books have been published in Iran since 1998, in different publishing…
Microphone for Alex: A musical show of solidarity
CAIRO- Call it a quintessentially Egyptian habit, but no sooner had the explosions rocked Alexandria’s Al-Qeddesine (Church of the Two Saints) during the early hours of 2011 than melodies of…
Christians in North Sudan await uncertain future
KHARTOUM: In Sudan's Arab-Muslim north, the minority Christian community anxiously awaits the outcome of the vote on independence for the south, amid threats by President Omar Al-Bashir to reinforce sharia…
Jerusalem Palestinians taking Israeli citizenship
JERUSALEM: Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem are increasingly lining up to request Israeli citizenship. But this is no embrace of the Jewish state. Instead, it seems to reflect waning hopes…
Vatican says shares Egypt’s wish to avoid ‘escalation’
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Tuesday said it "completely shares" Egypt's wish to avoid an escalation of inter-religious tensions, after Cairo recalled its envoy to the Holy See. Egypt said…
Negotiations resume with university as student’s future hangs in balance
CAIRO: Lawyers from the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) resumed negotiations with Ain Shams University on Tuesday to grant a student permission to take his mid-year examinations…
Alexandria Salafi group condemns church attack, rejects escalation
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A Salafi group in Alexandria condemned the deadly attack on the Church of the Two Saints on the New Year's in a statement on its website, describing…
