Details of Al-Nada murder unveiled
CAIRO: The public prosecutor's office has formally charged Mahmoud El-Sayed Abdel-Hafiz Essawy, 20, with murder in the first degree with intent to commit theft in the case of the killing…
Ibrahim Eissa wins journalism award
CAIRO: Outspoken editor of Al-Dostour independent newspaper was awarded the 2008 Gebran Tueni Award for journalism by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). The Gebran Tueni Award is an annual…
Honey, I'm homosexual
CAIRO: When Aida, 45 (not her real name), who has been happily married for 24 years found some red underwear in her husband's drawer, she never imagined that it belonged…
Arabs should act, not wait for Obama
WASHINGTON, DC: Because expectations across the Middle East are so high and the need for change is so great, during the next two months, all eyes will be focused on…
A Universal Revolution
NEW YORK: The most important contribution of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 60 years ago, on December 10, 1948, was to assert…
The Terror Next Door
NEW DELHI: The fallout from the terror attacks in Mumbai last week has already shaken India. Deep and sustained anger across the country - at its demonstrated vulnerability to terror…
From here, you can almost see heaven
In the exhibition hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's conference center is a truly exceptional exhibition of Post-Byzantine art. Vivid icons of Christ, the Virgin Mary and other central Biblical figures…
A mashed-up electronica workout
The indoor auditorium of Passage 35 at Mohamed Mahmoud Museum was a perfect platform to dissect everyday noise and create a work of art out of it. Two nights of…
An all-Egyptian bohemian rhapsody
There is a longstanding irony in the production of Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème. Puccini's second successful opera, which premiered in 1896, is a story that revolves around a group of…
Giving voice to talented actors with disabilities
Most people's knowledge of the nature of disability is largely informed by stereotypes. This is further reinforced by the fact that Egypt's disabled population is largely absent from everyday life.…
