Maktoob.com brings an Arab version of Stardoll.com to the Middle East
CAIRO: Teens and tweens of the Middle East can now join the world's largest online entertainment destination on the internet for girls, Stardoll, and have fun expressing their creativity using…
Bedouins and Bread Baking
I am trying to explain to the Bedouin that it would be a great idea to have a hiking experience that allows the customer to practice Bedouin culture; like bread…
Links of Interest
While many questions can be answered by www.google.com and www.about.com; for some good old fashioned advice, visit elderwisdomcircle.org. The site provides counsel from those in the 60 plus age bracket,…
Why diplomacy and sanctions don't mix
WASHINGTON, DC: Change often occurs at a faster pace than people can comprehend. That is certainly the case with the quickly-shifting political realities in Washington on Iran. In less than…
Egyptian pound rally not cursor of long-term trend, say analysts
CAIRO: A recent rally in the Egyptian pound against the US Dollar may unwind as economists said the greenback's slump this week may have been overdone. On Sunday, the Egyptian…
THE REEL ESTATE: Wahid Hamed's unfulfilled 'Promise'
Al Waad (The Promise) is a perfect title for veteran scriptwriter Wahid Hamed's latest penned picture, a heading that, as a matter of fact, turns out to be rather more…
Bringing theater to the underprivileged
In the midst of PhotoCairo and the International Cairo Biennale, the capital's biggest art events at the moment, a performance of another nature surprised and overwhelmed this writer; ranking among…
President Obama: go for it
WASHINGTON: It is impossible to get Mumbai out of my mind. I keep thinking about two-year old, Moshe, sitting in his parents' blood, crying out to a mother and father…
Egypt's permanent Black Cloud
CAIRO: It seems that the Black Cloud phenomenon has become, not only part of our yearly rituals, but of our daily lives. The first time the Black Cloud appeared was…
Editorial: The shoe affair
CAIRO: I must confess that to me, the Iraqi journalist-Bush-shoes-incident was - above all else - as hilarious as it would have been if Muntazar Al-Zaidi had aimed a pie…