THE REEL ESTATE: A call you're urged to miss
Readers of this column probably know that I'm no fan of Egyptian director Khaled Youssef (a.k.a. master of the slums), the most deceptively serious and sensationalist of the nation's top…
Africa's Diaspora to the rescue
DAKAR: There is something dismally familiar about the tide of news reports concerning Africa's increased suffering - more poverty, malnutrition, civil strife, and death - in the face of the…
Microfinancing offers more than loans
WASHINGTON, DC: As we set out in the new year, many of us search for ways to bring deeper meaning to our lives. Sometimes that meaning can be found in…
Editorial: Egyptian Football's secret formula
CAIRO: We did it! Egypt beat Algeria 4-0. In this cutthroat African Cup of Nations' semifinal, three of Algeria's players were "dishonorably discharged for doing what they do best: intentionally…
Egypt's fertile Nile Delta falls prey to climate change
ROSETTA: The Nile Delta, Egypt s bread basket since antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, forcing some farmers off their lands and others to import…
3G: Exploring generational difference in Egyptian women's lives
CAIRO: Since liberalization reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, Egypt has registered a remarkable economic growth rate. According to data compiled by the British economist Angus Maddison, Egypt's GDP grew…
Rights activist detained for four days for exposing child marriages
CAIRO: A woman who discussed underage marriage between Egyptian minors and men from the Gulf on an Egyptian satellite TV channel was detained by the police and held for four…
Egypt crushes Algeria, eyes CAN glory against Ghana
CAIRO: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian football fans flooded the streets all over the country to celebrate Egypt's 4-0 victory over Algeria in the semifinal of the African Cup of…
Sports Talk: Sweet revenge
One had to stay up late Thursday night, not just because of the noisy celebrations that prevented sleep following Egypt's 4-0 demolition of Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations…
