Lesson 101: Turning a new leaf in Egypt
By Philip Whitfield An economist taught me it took 80 years for America to turn an agricultural economy into an industrial powerhouse, 18 years to restore Japan and Germany to normalcy…
Ignorance Today
By Massimo Pigliucci NEW YORK: Ignorance is the root of all evil, according to Plato, who also famously gave us a still-current definition of its opposite: knowledge. For Plato, knowledge is…
Democracy or finance?
By Robert Skidelsky LONDON: “Shorting” is a tactic well known among the financial cognoscenti. It means betting against an asset with borrowed money in the expectation of making a profit when…
Sharing the right to Jerusalem’s past
By Yonathan Mizrachi JERUSALEM: The Palestinian village Silwan in East Jerusalem is situated about a hundred meters from the Temple Mount/Haram El-Sharif. It is home to 40,000 Palestinians and almost 400…
S. African book draws from lives of abused kids
The psychologist's schedule was already filled with shattered children when she sat down with the parents of an eight-year-old who had been sexually assaulted by a 12-year-old relative. She wouldn't…
The city’s best comfort food
The first time I met Chef Andrew Mitchell of Alto’s Bistro was in Sharm El-Sheikh during a Thanksgiving weekend when seemingly all of Cairo had descended upon the seaside town.…
Post-revolution, Egypt tourism remains in disarray
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Hotel worker Meena George rejoiced when a popular revolt ousted Egypt's autocratic president, but since the tourists have stopped coming, his joy has given way to fear…
US Senator McCain in Egypt after Libya visit
CAIRO: Senior US Senator John McCain met Egypt's military chief and foreign minister on Saturday, a day after a trip to the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Egyptian television…
Saudi prince settles land row with Egypt
KUWAIT CITY: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced Sunday an agreement has been reached on returning most of his disputed agricultural land in Egypt back to the government. Alwaleed said…
Mubarak to be moved to military hospital
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor on Sunday ordered ex-president Hosni Mubarak's transfer to a military hospital after a medical exam showed his health was stable enough for the move. The move…