Egypt first lady plays down women harassment reports
CAIRO: Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak has played down allegations of rampant sexual harassment in her country, accusing the media, and implicitly Islamist militants, of exaggerating the reports. Egyptian men…
Egyptian students get skoool-ed
CAIRO: Students in Egypt can now enjoy digital online learning with the launch of the award-winning skoool.com.eg, a multimedia website with multi-device learning solutions.The launch of skoool.com in Egypt is…
Editorial: A little introspection can go a long way
LONDON: The great thing about globalization is that it forces us to get to know each other. On this hyper-connected information superhighway you discover that someone you've been MSN chatting…
The green pseudo-revolution
COPENHAGEN: With a worldwide recession advancing, strong action on global warming has been thrown into jeopardy. This matters, because in little more than a year, the world will sit down…
Getting Pakistan out of the grip of extremism
RAWALPINDI: With backing from the United States, the Pakistani government started military operations to chase out terrorists following 9/11, thereby increasing civilian resentment first against their own government, and subsequently…
The entrancing kaleidoscope of radio.string.quartet.vienna
When I think of jazz music, instead of picturing the explosive musical phenomenon that empowered an entire generation of African Americans and gave the world some of its greatest ever…
Like Jelly: A generation finding their voice
Like Jelly's performance last week at the Sawy Culture Wheel is a reflection of a generation finally finding their own voice: An expression of oppression and a hopeful aspiration to…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: I'm nice enough.but is nice, enough?
The other day, the company Creative Director showed up at my office, early in the morning, with a 40-something year old lady in his tow. He introduced me to her…
GB Auto posts strong Q3 results, expects slowdown
CAIRO: GB Auto, Egypt's only publicly traded automotive company, posted a net income of LE 417.1 million for the first nine months of 2008, a 72 percent increase over the…
Weekly Stock Review: Egypt's stock market fluctuates as quarterly results pour in
CAIRO: Heavy losses pinched most Egyptian shares last week despite a plethora of third quarter results, after a wave of negative sentiment shrouded major markets around the world earlier in…
