Reviving Pakistan's founding principles
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: On 11 August 1947, a newly-formed Pakistan had its first session of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed to write Pakistan s constitution and serve as its first…
The psychological-cognitive barriers to peace
JERUSALEM: Yet there remains another wall. This wall constitutes a psychological barrier between us, a barrier of suspicion.of rejection.of fear.of deception...a barrier of distorted and eroded interpretation of every event…
Homeless in Duweiqa
Nearly one year after a massive rock slide killed hundreds of people on the outskirts of Cairo, many residents in Duweiqa are still struggling to find homes. Watch Daily News…
Rights group tackles freedom of religion in latest report
CAIRO: Sectarian rifts in six governorates in Egypt left four dead and tens injured and detained during the second quarter of 2009, according to a report issued by the Egyptian…
Arab Doctors' Union denies reports against Brotherhood leader
CAIRO: Independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm published Wednesday several articles in response to the public announcements recently issued by the Arab Doctor's Union (ADU) addressing what the union says are defamatory…
Arab Commission on Human Rights suspended from UN
CAIRO: Human rights groups are worried that the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)'s decision to suspend the Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR), in response to a complaint…
Religious, political, social groups contest controversial writer's award
CAIRO: Religious, social and political groups launched an aggressive campaign against secular writer and thinker Sayed Al-Qimni, demanding that he be stripped of the State Merit Award in Social Sciences…
Exporting gas to Israel is 'haram', says former Mufti
CAIRO: Exporting gas to Israel is religiously prohibited (haram) said Egypt's former Grand Mufti Nasr Farid Wasel in Alexandria on Wednesday as he called for a complete economic boycott of…
Azmi's Ittihad move falls through
CAIRO: Free agent Amir Azmi will not be joining Ittihad this summer, coach Taha Basri said on Wednesday.The Alexandria-based club opened talks with the towering defender earlier this week to…