Peaceful, prosperous future motivates aid work in Pakistan
MANSEHRA: At 9:20 am on March 10, a routine office meeting was shattered by the sound of armed militants storming World Vision's office in northwest Pakistan. The gunmen opened fire…
Confessions of a hijabi
KARACHI: I watched the Bollywood film "My Name is Khan the other day. The brilliant depiction of an autistic person by India's leading actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan…
Teenage sexuality invades Egyptian stage
Spring Awakening, German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play, written in 1891, has always been a controversial performance. His bold text examines the impact of the emerging teenage sexuality and…
Hollywood snubs proposed betting on ticket sales
Think you re better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming flick will be a box office bomb or a sleeper hit? You d get a chance to put your…
Kaushik Basu compares Egypt, India economies
CAIRO: If Egypt's latest period of significant economic reform and growth began in 2004, India's began 10 years earlier, said Kaushik Basu, advisor to India's Minister of Finance. The…
Oil hits 18-month high over $85 on economic outlook
LONDON: US crude futures hit an 18-month high on Monday, climbing towards $86 per barrel on expectations of faster-than-expected economic recovery and increasing demand for fuel. Data on Friday showed…
News in brief
NBE may invest in EthiopiaThe National Bank of Egypt may invest $150 million in a 20,000-hectare agricultural project in Ethiopia, the Reporter said, citing a bank official.The Egyptian bank has…
Imam says, Nigeria's ill, absent president meets guests
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria's long ill and unseen president met briefly with Muslim religious leaders, raising his hands in prayer though never standing during the first visit since November by anyone…
Lawyer says, Jailed Sri Lankan author is no Islamist
COLOMBO: The lawyer for a Sri Lankan author arrested after writing two books explaining why she converted to Islam from Buddhism denied she had links to Muslim extremists and said…
