EIPR challenges Egyptian government at AU
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) filed a lawsuit before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) against the Egyptian government, challenging its policy in religion-based…
Research challenges taxes historically levied on non-Muslims
CAIRO: The historical practice of obliging Christians living in a Muslim country to pay the jizyah, a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens,…
Worldwide protests against Kareem Amer's imprisonment
CAIRO: Human rights activists and democracy advocates around the world protested and criticized the imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer, who was sentenced to four years in prison for insulting…
Palestine's partner for peace?
JERUSALEM: After a month of haggling, Tzipi Livni, appointed to replace outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, announced last week that she has not been able to form a coalition…
How to build sustainable peace
LISBON: Since 9/11 and the protracted conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, initiatives aimed at fostering greater understanding between different faiths and cultures have proliferated, especially when related to Western-Muslim relations.…
Sleepwalking in the Balkans
SARAJEVO: Thirteen years ago, American leadership brought an end to Bosnia s three-and-a-half-year war through the Dayton peace agreement. Today that country is now in real danger of collapse. As…
French writer cleared of racial hatred in Rwanda genocide book
A high-profile French journalist was acquitted on Friday of charges of inciting racial hatred in a book on the Rwandan genocide, in what his lawyer hailed as a victory for…
Cairo stands up for comedy
ARABS GONE WILD HAS AUDIENCES SHOOTING HUMMUS OUT THEIR NOSES "What's up with these new cigarette packs? Are they collector's items? asked comedian Dean Obeidallah, "I got the guy with…
Inflation sees slight drop to 20 pct
CAIRO: Driven by a decline in food prices, inflation in Egypt fell for the second consecutive month to 20.2 percent in the year to October. In the midst of a…
Pharos facilitates Solvay, Alexandria Sodium Carbonate deal
CAIRO: Egypt-based investment bank Pharos Holding facilitated Solvay Group's complete acquisition of Alexandria Sodium Carbonate Company (ASCC), the bank said in a press statement. Solvay Group, which manufactures sodium carbonate,…
