With a Grain of Salt: The end of swine flu
Rejoice everyone, swine flu has disappeared completely from the globe, or at least from France, where Israel has officially protested the name of the new disease. Hence the name of…
No news is not good news
WASHINGTON, DC: Imagine if journalists were to seek out the perspectives of non-violent civic leaders the way they seek out the views of militarists and militants. What would it mean…
Afghanistan's feminist revolution
On April 16, more than 300 Afghani women - many of them students - marched together in Kabul in protest of a new law passed by Parliament that would impose…
Editorial: It's not the pigs, stupid!
CAIRO: Egypt's decision to cull its entire population of pigs is not only a misguided effort to contain swine flu, but also reflects the haphazard, panic-driven decision-making process that's endemic…
Did you tweet today?
CAIRO: Attention is slowly diverting away from one social networking website to another, as more and more users substitute Facebook with the latest fad: Twitter.But that kind of attention can…
Bloggers debate culling Egypt's pigs
CAIRO: While it hasn't reached its shores yet, the H1N1 virus - swine flu - has taken hold of Egypt's blogs, where a lively online debate has emerged about the…
Clashes break out as pig massacre continues
CAIRO: Clashes broke out in the wake of the government's decision to slaughter some 300,000 pigs over fear of the spread of swine flu.Pig farmers have reacted angrily to the…
Sports Talk: Nothing's changed in 6,000 years
Ivan Ooze had just been inadvertently unearthed from his egg-shaped Hyperlock chamber by a 20th century construction crew when he came face-to-face with the Power Rangers. Pack your bags, Mister,…