Egypt top cleric says Israel should end Gaza blockade
CAIRO: Egypt s top Muslim cleric, Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, has urged Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza, only days after saying he was unaware the Palestinian territory was under…
A slice of Egypt's forgotten military history
CAIRO: Apart from a 1933 Arabic manuscript by Prince Omar Tosson "The Heroic Acts of the Sudanese-Egyptian Orta in the Mexico War and a novel published in 2004 by Egyptian…
Birell ad campaign triggers debate on Egyptian blogosphere
CAIRO: An advertising campaign which encourages men to drink a non-alcoholic beer to "be a man has triggered waves within the Egyptian blogosphere.The series of adverts created by Leo Burnett…
Editorial: Egypt loses a publishing icon
CAIRO: "To die is to go into the collective unconscious, said German Nobel Laureate Herman Hesse; and what better way to do that than by spreading ideas.That was the mission…
After pax Americana?
NEW YORK: It has become popular to suggest that when the dust settles from the global financial crisis, it may become clear that the United States-led post-war world has come…
Let developing nations rule
CAMBRIDGE: There is a silver lining for developing nations in the present crisis, for they will emerge with a much bigger say in the institutions that govern economic globalization. Once…
With a Grain of Salt: Voicemail
CAIRO: Whenever I come back from abroad, I find the strangest voicemail messages on my mobile phone, which I insist on not taking with me when I travel, otherwise, I'd…
Inside the world of Arab-American youth
The number of hate crimes committed against Arab-Americans has decreased since their peak immediately following the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a new study by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.…
Golden Globe surprises and snubs
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif: It s not as if any huge shockers emerged from the Golden Globe nominations Thursday. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon lead the field…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The cosmetic difference that make you stand out
Professional acceptance is a curious mix of the things you can do and the things-you-look-like-you-can do. A marriage of style and substance, if you like.Talent is good, a strong work…
