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…
Marie Louis Bishara: A woman of many hats
Two weeks ago I found myself in Paris during Fashion Week, and I was ushered backstage to take a quick peek and I find two models — with cupid lips…
Australian study finds diabetes link to flabby dads
Men with high-fat diets are more likely to have diabetic children, research showed Thursday, in the first study linking a baby's health to what their father ate. The study tracked…
Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction
New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant…
