Morocco's family code, 5 years later
RABAT/ CASABLANCA: In February 2004, Morocco was praised for significant progress in the field of women s rights, particularly for revising its 1958 family code - the Moudawana . This…
Bil'in's conference on non-violent resistance
BETHLEHEM: The small Palestinian village of Bil'in, located in the central West Bank, hosted its fourth annual conference on non-violent resistance to the Israeli separation barrier and West Bank settlements,…
Obama's hardest choices lie ahead
TEL AVIV: It was only natural that Barack Obama, a president whose election was one of the most revolutionary events in American history, should fill his first 100 days in…
Egypt's pork industry on the brink of collapse
CAIRO: Confusion, anger, and fear have struck owners and employees of Egypt's embattled pork industry, as government plans to slaughter the country's pigs moves forward. Last week, the Egyptian government…
12 injured, 14 arrested as pig breeders clash with police
CAIRO: Twelve were injured, including seven policemen, and 14 were arrested during clashes between riot police and pig breeders resisting a government order to cull pigs as a precaution against…
Commentary: Weapons of Mass Destruction
I woke up in a good mood this morning. Happy, even, which is never a good sign. Clearly disaster was imminent. Now most people, when faced with the prospect of…
Brotherhood MP to propose law punishing Muslim converts
CAIRO: A Muslim Brotherhood MP says that he is working on a draft law that would penalize Muslims who convert to any other faith.MP Ali Laban told Daily News Egypt…
Proposal to admit Christians into Al Azhar raises eyebrows
CAIRO: Mostafa El-Fiqi, head of the Foreign Affairs committee at the People's Assembly, sparked controversy when he proposed that Al Azhar University, traditionally the global center of Islamic study, to…
Death penalty to murderer of wife, son and daughter
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced to death Sherif Kamal Al-Din, who has confessed to killing his family after suffering huge financial losses in the stock market in January.During the…