Jesuit seminars aim to answer existential questions
CAIRO: A five-seminar program is due to be held at the Humanities Center of the Jesuit Cultural Center in Cairo from Nov. 22 to Dec. 31. The program includes several…
Endowments minister says 'no' to face veil
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry for Religious Endowments has weighed into the debate on whether a Muslim woman should wear a face veil with a book arguing that it is not…
Six percent increase in Egyptian students studying in the US
CAIRO: The number of Egyptian students studying in the United States in the 2007-2008 academic year reached 1,776, a six percent increase from the previous year, according to the "Open…
Train drivers demand promised pay raise, threaten to strike
CAIRO: Train drivers are threatening to strike unless the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) puts into an effect an increase in an incentive payment promised to them.Some 50 train drivers assembled…
Obama's daunting Middle East challenge (Part II)
NEW YORK: After eight years of misguided policy by the Bush administration in the Middle East, the time is overdue for an enlightened strategy to tackle the region's woes. This…
Afghan widows not America's enemy
WASHINGTON, DC: Sept. 11, 2001: the United States is attacked by terrorists. In the blink of an eye, 3,000 Americans are killed; my husband of six years and the father…
2011: My Space Odyssey
MOSCOW: Most people who know of me think of me as an information-technology expert, someone who probably lives in California and invests in edgy Internet start-ups. In fact, my formal…
Abla's Cairo Labyrinth as seen from afar
I have discovered a rewarding way of looking at paintings by veteran artist Mohamed Abla, whose latest exhibition is currently being held at the Zamalek Art Gallery: Stand a meter…
