Boycotts: peaceful protest or shooting ourselves in the foot?
CAIRO: As devastation hit Gaza last month, a peaceful form of protest against the violence inflicted on the Palestinians has been gathering pace. An extensive campaign in the Arab, Muslim…
Egyptian women, some men, fight sexual harassment
ZAGAZIG: Dressed in karate uniforms and track suits, the young Egyptian women break off in pairs and begin sparring, with one kicking and punching while the other tries to block…
How Obama leads
CAMBRIDGE: Two years ago, Barack Obama was a first-term senator from a mid-western state who had declared his interest in running for the presidency. Many people were skeptical that an…
Energy disarmament
BRUSSELS: Has the "energy weapon of the 1970's - the withholding of energy supplies for political ends - returned? Using oil or gas as a political weapon is easier said…
Hebron like you've never imagined it
JERUSALEM: A new way needs to be carved out that will allow Israel to express its nationalism in Hebron without conceding land or creating an apartheid state.In many ways, the…
Let her become a woman
Let her go become a woman! This line largely sums up the primary theme of "The Kite, Randa Chahal Sabbag's award-winning Lebanese film screened at Townhouse Gallery last week as…
Quiet sadism sweeps old Cairo
Darb 1718 is the newest non-profit arts center in Cairo. Located in El Fustat, the center strikes an interesting balance between its surroundings of the millennium-old mosques and churches and…
Regional energy players meet today in Cairo
CAIRO: Egyptian policymakers, regional government officials and leading energy producers are participating today in a roundtable in Cairo to discuss ways to stimulate investment in energy infrastructure. With the aim…
Jeffrey Sachs says current global trajectory 'unsustainable"
CAIRO: Economist and author Jeffrey Sachs' diagnosis for many of the modern world's economic, political and social challenges may not come as much of a surprise in this congested city:…
Gaza truce depends on Israeli election, says Hamas
CAIRO: Hamas is awaiting the outcome of Tuesday s Israeli election to know whether a long-term truce deal in Gaza can be reached, senior Hamas member Osama Hamdan told AFP.Egypt…
