US Muslims: Backlash fear builds each 9/11
NEW YORK: There is the dread of leaving the house that morning. People might stare, or worse, yell insults.Prayers are more intense, visits with family longer. Mosques become a refuge.Eight…
Oil eases below $72 on demand doubts
LONDON: US crude oil slipped below $72 a barrel on Friday, after three days of gains, as investors questioned whether the pace of demand recovery justified current prices. US crude…
Mubarak to meet Netanyahu over Ramadan Iftar
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is to meet Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak over iftar when he visits Egypt Sunday.Netanyahu "will attend an iftar dinner with President Mubarak and discuss…
How to wear fall trends in Cairo
With good cool weather blessing Egyptians recently, and fall collections hitting stores from Beymen to Zara, fall fashion considerations are taking up much of one's thoughts. As always, the question…
Funked up crafts make for more than just authentic souvenirs
For Khan El-Khalili's frequent shoppers, a miniature Nefertiti statue that's labeled 'Made in China' has become a common site that carries a great deal of disappointment. The labyrinthine-street market that…
Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5'
Kurt Cobain s appearance in the latest Guitar Hero video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said in a…
An adventure of flavor at Torii
Once a former palace, the Marriott in Zamalek tries to live up to its royal pedigree. And the complex culinary adventure offered by Torii's Stamina menu is nothing short of…
Muslim women get pig-free cosmetics
For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam's teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct "halal cosmetics.The Canadian makeup artist…
A little care goes a long way
CAIRO: When Kareem Farid decided to settle in his hometown, Cairo, after jetting around the world as a regional project manager in the banking industry, he wanted to offer the…
A Khawaga's Fast: Week three: Failure is not an option
Anybody who has been through an orientation about living abroad knows this graph, I first encountered it when I studied abroad in Jordan during college. It's a line that depicts…