Housing to see summer boom in Egypt, says official
CAIRO: Egypt's housing sector will start surging again this summer, said one official Monday."By Ramadan the housing sector in Egypt will start booming, said Osama Saleh, chairman of the Mortgage…
Energy investment 'essential' despite crisis: G8 ministers
ROME: Investment in energy projects is essential and must go forward despite the global financial crisis, Group of Eight energy ministers said Monday at the end of a two-day meeting…
Marcel Marceau's top hat hits Paris auction blocks
Marcel Marceau s battered top hat, embellished with a single red flower, goes up for auction this week in a Paris sale of more than 900 personal objects and souvenirs…
Finding peace after living a family 'lie'
When Maha Akhtar tried to renew her British passport while studying in Spain, she discovered that she is the granddaughter of an Indian Maharaja - her mother had not been…
Scraping stereotypes at 'Deterge'
we are all familiar with the legendary Egyptian black and white films, those which featured cinematic giants such as Faten Hamama and Shadia. At the peak of their careers in…
Muslim Americans on film
SAN FRANCISCO, California: For many Muslim Americans, the mainstream presentation of their diverse voices seems lost in a vacuum dominated by simplistic stereotypes depicting them as fundamentalists or perpetual suspects.…
Malaysian children in inter-religious marriages
KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing debate over the right of an Islamic convert to unilaterally convert his or her underage children underscores the importance of the public role of religion in…
Help the poor help themselves
HELSINKI: One early result of today's global recession is that many donor governments are trimming their foreign aid programs. Before taking office, President Barack Obama had promised a doubling of…
Man alleges he was thrown off balcony by police
CAIRO: A man who suffered extensive injuries after allegedly being thrown off a fourth floor balcony by a police officer, is being kept handcuffed in a hospital and has been…
