A role for Muslim Americans in preventing extremism?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: A recent report by researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) states that the number of Muslim Americans vulnerable to radicalization…
Editorial: The new apartheid state
CAIRO: As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the release of South African icon Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster prison, dark images of an Apartheid state right around the…
Police suspected of kidnapping man allegedly tortured by police
CAIRO: A man who is suing police officers he claims tortured him has been "kidnapped and taken to the same police station in which the alleged assault took place.The Nadeem…
'Children are the catalyst for change,' says Plan's CEO
CAIRO: An award-winning television show for children and a successful youth employability program are just two of the many initiatives Plan International is spearheading to improve the standard of living…
Egypt's H1N1 death toll reaches 265
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday the death of three cases of A(H1N1) flu, raising the death toll to 265. The ministry said that the latest victims were all…
Marriage registrars renew calls for forming union
CAIRO: Marriage registrars (ma'zoun) renewed their request to parliament Thursday to form a union overseeing their welfare and protecting their rights.The marriage registrars had made the same request last year…
Governorates say gas cylinders' crisis improving
CAIRO: Several governorates reported a slight improvement in the butane gas cylinders' crisis after the supply of cylinders in distribution outlets was increased following violent clashes Wednesday that left one…
Trying Nagaa Hammadi suspects 'not enough,' says rights group
CAIRO: The trial of the men accused of carrying out the Nagaa Hammadi shootings last month "will not be enough to reveal the truth behind the attacks and circumstances surrounding…
Gedo hopes for Zamalek-Ittihad settlement
CAIRO: Mohamed Nagi Gedo has called on Zamalek to try to reach an out-of-court settlement with Ittihad over his future.The Egypt forward is in hot water after admitting that he…
We have nothing to lose against England: Gomaa
CAIRO: Egypt defender Wael Gomaa is looking forward to meeting England next month as he believes the African champions will be under no pressure in Wembley.After clinching a third-successive Nations…