Women against all odds
In her first documentary feature "Miradas desveladas (Unveiled Views), director Alba Sotorra Clua explores the lives of five women bravely defining themselves through their art in often repressive regimes. Crafting…
Who is to blame?
PRINCETON: Now that the economic crisis looks less threatening (at least for the moment), and forecasters are spying "green shoots of recovery, an ever more encompassing blame game is unfolding.…
The Settlements: Obama's demands and Netanyahu's options (Part I)
Amidst the whirlwind of activity surrounding President Obama s diplomatic efforts to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, one issue has stood out among others as particularly contentious. The renewed statements by…
Lebanon goes West
BEIRUT: Lebanon's voters have handed a clear defeat to the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance. In a smoothly run and peaceful election, the pro-Western March 14 alliance emerged with a clear…
Commentary: Lessons from Obama's speech in Cairo to the Muslim World
I attended the historic speech President Obama gave in Cairo to the Muslim world. One speech cannot change the past, but it's an important first step in setting the framework…
Five new confirmed cases of swine flu at AUC dorm
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that five new cases of swine flu among American students at American University in Cairo's Zamalek dormitory have been confirmed.The infected students…
Stranded in Zamelek: quarantined AUC students express frustration, boredom
CAIRO: Despite announcements of five more H1N1-infected students at the American University in Cairo's Zamalek dormitory, the 140 students holed up there are finding boredom and frustration to be the…
Supreme Constitutional Court 'rules' in Christian reconverts case
CAIRO: A media report suggesting that Cairo's Supreme Constitutional Court rejected a case requesting that Christian converts to Islam who converted back to Christianity be considered apostates is inaccurate, according…
Zamalek's Samir wants out
CAIRO: Zamalek midfielder Mahmoud Samir is eager to move on, but conceded that the Cairo club is reluctant to let him go.The 23-year-old revealed that ENPPI have officially made a…
Hassan calls for hope
CAIRO: Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan still sees hope in qualifying for the World Cup, following the demoralizing 3-1 defeat to Algeria on Sunday.Algeria moved to the top of Group C…