Ismaili president plays down Ahly interest in Salem
ISMAILIA: Ismaili chairman Nassr Aboul-Hassan refuted media reports claiming that Ahly had renewed their interest in Moatassem Salem. The Egypt defender announced by the end of last season that he…
Ban on the TV broadcasting of trials stirs controversy among lawyers, journalists
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The recent supreme judicial council decision that bans TV broadcasters and journalists from covering ongoing trials via audiovisual devices has stirred an ongoing debate, pitting judges…
IASGO conference in Egypt unites world’s medical community
CAIRO: The 20th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) opened in Cairo on Thursday, bringing together more than 2,000 doctors from more than 50…
Study predicts women in power, Muslims heading West
WASHINGTON: In the next 40 years, an unprecedented number of women will be in positions of power, Muslim immigration to the West will rise, and office workers will be unchained…
Manga ‘pop opera’ prepares to take Europe by storm
The heroes of Japanese manga cartoons are preparing to take Europe by storm in a new "pop opera" featuring a wild mix of martial arts and music billed as the…
Solidarity of Sounds pairs a good cause with great music
This week, a full house at Cairo Jazz Club grooved along to Paolo Palopoli’s Mediterranean-influenced Neapolitan jazz/funk fusion, Jordanian acoustic rock band SALAM, and DJ Masters @ Funk and percussionist…
Egypt’s next challenge
CAIRO: With legislative elections coming up on Nov. 28, as President Mubarak announced earlier this week, it’s no surprise that party politics has become the talk of the town. The…
Obama at halftime
NEW YORK: In September 2008, the global economy and financial system was hit by an earthquake, whose epicenter was in the United States. It was the end of the Bush…
Temple and mosque: silent witnesses of religious tolerance in Indonesia
PONTIANAK, Indonesia: In recent months, religious tolerance in Indonesia has been marred by rising instances of violence. Certain Muslim extremist groups have launched attacks against minority sects and the local…
A week of Muslim Americans reaching out
LOS ANGELES, California: Muslim Americans, with a coalition of Jewish and Christian partners, are engaging in a nationwide week of open interfaith dialogue, starting in mid-October. There is a real…
