'New Muslim Cool': A look at where Islam and hip-hop intersect
"New Muslim Cool is Islam as you have never seen it.It is also hip-hop as you have probably never heard it. This new film, which opened the 22nd season of…
On the inheritance of power in Egypt
The situation in Egypt today is at its best. According to scientific, objective indicators, both international and local, Egypt is still backward, surpassed by many Asian, African and Latin American…
Al Jazeera's new American challenge
WASHINGTON DC: On July 1, 2009, media relations between the Arab world and the United States took a fascinating turn. For the first time, the Doha-based TV station Al Jazeera…
Made in Africa
When African leaders discuss economic growth in Africa at this week's African Union Summit, their options will be constrained by the growing AIDS epidemic and slow progress on reaching the…
Libel and defamation laws could be used to silence activists, says blogger
CAIRO: As the Egyptian bloggers recently acquitted of libel and defamation of Alexandria Judge Abdel Fattah Murad welcomed the verdict, they also warned that their case demonstrates the risk of…
H1N1 cases reach 71 in Egypt
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health reported two new cases of H1N1 on Thursday, raising the total number of cases in Egypt to 71.According to Abdel Rahman Shahin, the ministry's official…
Abdel Moneim Saeed takes over Al-Ahram
CAIRO: Abdel Moneim Saeed, head of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, has officially taken over Al-Ahram Institution from former chairman of the board, Morsi Attallah.The Shoura Council announced…
El-Badeel staff start sit-in as weekly edition axed
CAIRO: About 80 journalists at Al-Badeel weekly newspaper have started a sit-in at the paper's Cairo offices, when this week's edition was not issued.In April financial problems forced the newspaper's…
Hussein Ali opens fire on Ahly
CAIRO: Former Ahly midfielder Hussein Ali said that the club administration did not respect their agreement with him following his arrival from Petrojet last summer. Following a frustrating season with…