NDP MP sentenced to two years, fined for attempted smuggling
AIRO: National Democratic Party MP Yasser Salah was sentenced by a Cairo misdemeanors court to two years in prison with labor and fined LE 50,000 after being caught at Cairo…
University students celebrate the pre-launch of the International Year of Youth
CAIRO: University students from all over Egypt gathered Sunday at Cairo University to celebrate the pre-launch of the International Year of Youth, which is set to kick off on Aug.…
Zeitoun case defendants claim torture, case adjourned to April 18
CAIRO: Some of a group of 25 men accused of carrying out acts of terrorism in what is known as the Zeitoun case, told the Abbaseyya State Security Court during…
Nagaa Hammadi case hearing postponed to April 18
CAIRO: The Qena Emergency State Security Criminal Court postponed on Sunday the trial of three men accused of killing six Copts and one Muslim guard in a drive-by Christmas shooting…
The Future of Islam: Esposito analyzes the challenges of pluralism, hostility
BROOKLYN: According to a recent Gallup poll, a majority of Americans still have little to no knowledge of Islam's basic tenets. More disheartening, if not outright frightening, is that even…
To Russia with social media
MOSCOW: I was recently part of a US State Department/White House delegation to Russia. Our mission was to foster US-Russian cooperation, in fulfillment of the US's policies of "21st-century statecraft…
Funding a Global Health Fund
NEW YORK: World leaders will come together at the United Nations in September in order to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Three of the eight MDGs involve…
Islam and Muslims on Judaism and Jews
JERUSALEM: Despite being in a protracted political conflict over the Holy Land that began around the advent of Zionism more than a century ago, Jews and Muslims have common historical…
Women healing Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan: Last week, six relief workers in Mansehra, a city in Pakistan s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), died after an attack on their office. In 2008, gunmen killed…
A turbulent landing for new Brit performance
This week, the British Council in Egypt hosted Oxford Playhouse's performance "One Small Step at El-Sawy Culture Wheel. The play tour is part of Performance Platforms, a regional British Council…
