Cairo University students protest Israeli aggression
CAIRO: Hundreds of students demonstrated Wednesday at Cairo University against Israeli settlement construction in annexed Arab east Jerusalem and the incorporation of two Muslim shrines in the occupied West Bank…
ANALYSIS: Premature optimism for Egypt's economy?
CAIRO: Financial services group Credit Suisse voiced unequivocal support for Egypt as not only a strong choice for international investment, but as one of the best choices in the region,…
A hymn to Muslim-Christian love
The Egyptian National Theater's latest production for the ongoing season is an adaptation of Bahaa' Taher's novel "Khalti Safiyya wal Der (Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery). Incarnated in various forms…
A pillar of state-building
The program of the 13th Palestinian government, entitled Ending the Occupation and Establishing the State , might have been similar to the programs of previous governments were it not for…
The Summit of Europe's Ineffectiveness
LONDON: The European Union likes summits. Just look at the way it reacts when the other side decides not to show up (for example, its response to President Barack Obama's…
The Euro Zone's Default Position
WASHINGTON, DC: Kazakhstan may be far removed from the euro zone, but its recent economic experiences are highly relevant to the euro's current travails. As the euro zone struggles with…
A fatwa against terrorism that might work
NEWARK, Delaware: Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, a Pakistani Islamic scholar visiting the United Kingdom, recently released a 600-page fatwa, or non-binding opinion in Islamic law, against terrorism. This fatwa might actually…