Pale Red: Undressing a society coming of age?
When asking Mohamed Hammad about his new short film, “Ahmar Bahet” (Pale Red), and what he actually knew about young girls and the confusing phase of adolescence, there was…
Rights Forum launches damning report ahead of UPR meeting
CAIRO: The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations presented on Wednesday its report, “Human Rights in 100 Days”, a review of the human rights situation in Egypt between Feb. 20,…
Obama calls for new approach on Gaza blockade
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is advocating sharply limiting Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the botched Israeli naval raid that is straining US and Israeli relations…
In the wake of flotilla tragedy, work for peace
BEIRUT: The tragic bloodshed aboard the MV Mavi Marmara aid ship has, justifiably, provoked criticism about Israel’s use of force against civilian populations. It has also, if somewhat tardily, refocused…
Football is war
NEW YORK: The flags are already flying, from Holland to Argentina, from Cameroon to Japan. Soon the drums will be beating, the trumpets blowing. Colors will be unfurled, and battle…
Israel's dangerous political system
PARIS: What is wrong with Israel? In the last few years, the Jewish state seems to have done more than all of its combined enemies to delegitimize itself in the…
Pakistanis cannot afford to encourage intolerance
KARACHI, Pakistan: As soon as I heard that gunmen had attacked two Ahmadi houses of worship in Lahore on 27 May, I posted a despairing comment on my Facebook page,…
Egypt's modern-day brain drain
CAIRO: Developing countries have for years suffered from a common ailment known as the brain drain. Symptoms include high unemployment, low rates of job creation, underdeveloped sectors, nepotism, unsatisfactory salaries,…
Suicide attack on US convoy kills two Iraqis
BAQUBA: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeting a US military convoy in central Iraq killed two civilians and wounded five other people on Wednesday, a security official said. The…
Israel allows some once-banned products into Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israel has allowed some formerly banned food items into the Gaza Strip after widespread international criticism of its three-year-old blockade. Palestinian liaison official Raed…