Summer lovin': Male perspectives in movie romance
During the summer, romantic movies - comedic or otherwise - have usually been just he said, she said counter programming to all the robots and superheroes blasting the box office.…
An inside look at self-publishing in Egypt
You can publish anything on your own, said self-published author Mary Mourad. Read "on your own in large print. Self-publishing in Egypt, as Mourad reveals, is not an easy endeavor."By…
Ibdaa magazine to reappear on newsstands
CAIRO: One month after the State Council Administrative Court revoked its license, Ibdaa (Creativity), a monthly magazine, will reappear again starting Thursday.A source at the magazine's Downtown headquarters told Daily…
Black swan world
BERLIN: In today's global financial crisis, the image of a black swan has become a symbol for the seemingly impossible that somehow occurs, turning the world upside down. This year…
The cost of Dick Cheney
LONDON: George W. Bush has started work on his memoirs. Count to ten before you respond.The autobiographies of political leaders are not a very elevated literary form. First, few leaders…
The case of Iranian Roxana Saberi
The arrest and imprisonment of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist, by the Islamic Republic has been at the center of world attention. On Feb. 10, Ms Saberi, 31, was arrested…
Pig massacre continues as Egypt remains free of H1N1
CAIRO: As the number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus (swine flu) continues to increase globally, officials assured that Egypt has not detected any cases, whether among humans or…
Local papers send Mubarak birthday wishes, each in its own way
CAIRO: Egypt's local papers were divided yesterday between listing President Hosni Mubarak's achievements and scolding the government for overspending to mark the president's birthday; he turned 81 on May 4.…
In Cairo's roads, a map for a nation's woes
CAIRO: A cigarette in one hand, and the other reaching frequently for a cup of steaming tea or his cell phone, Mustafa Noureddin steers his battered Peugeot taxi through Cairo…
Nadeem Center calls for an end to domestic violence against women
CAIRO: The Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence has started a campaign calling for a law that criminalizes domestic violence against women, coinciding with a study released…