New 'toon continues Disney trend toward diversity
For most of the last century, the Disney toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio s first feature-film superstar, who marked her debut in 1937 s…
The taste of 'Pomegranates and Myrrh'
It starts with a wedding, and ends with a dance. In between those ends lies a drastically different picture from what both Arab and International audiences expect of Palestine.Ramallah as…
Obama needs drama
WASHINGTON: When he entered the White House, Barack Obama declared that his administration will be characterized by different tones: without exaggerated zeal, without verbal disputes, and without a forceful attitude…
Turkish youth bridging the political divide
NEW YORK: Islamic and secular groups in Turkey have long struggled for political control. Since the median age in Turkey is 27, Turkish youth are caught in the middle of…
Mountains and Minarets
NEW YORK: Switzerland has four mosques with minarets and a population of 350,000 nominal Muslims, mostly Europeans from Bosnia and Kosovo, of which about 13 percent regularly go to prayer.…
'City of a thousand minarets' slams Swiss vote
CAIRO: Muslims in Cairo - once dubbed the City of a Thousand Minarets - have slammed a referendum in Switzerland banning new minarets as intolerant, but few have called for…
Egypt lawyers, judges to visit Algeria to defuse tension
CAIRO: A convoy of Egyptian lawyers, artists and public figures hoping to defuse the tension between Egypt and Algeria in the aftermath of the WC qualifier in Khartoum last month,…
Health ministry reports 23rd swine flu death
CAIRO: Egypt's swine flu death toll reached 23 after a 30-year-old pregnant woman from Aswan passed away Wednesday, the Ministry of Health announced. She was admitted to Aswan's fever hospital…
Barakat misses Ahly's trip to Ittihad
CAIRO: Mohamed Barakat is the latest to join Ahly s casualty list as the Egypt midfielder will sit out Thursday s league game at Ittihad with a hamstring injury.The Red…
Egypt to play two friendlies before CAN
CAIRO: Egypt will warm up for next month s African Cup of Nations with two friendly matches, coach Hamada Sedki said. We will play two warm up games, but we…