With a Grain of Salt: Shoes of Mass Destruction
Once again, the lame-duck president Bush proved that he was right. Years ago, he got tongue-fatigue stressing that Iraq harbors weapons of mass destruction. Neither we nor the rest of…
Campaign Trail Christmas
Shopping for gifts this holiday season? Here are some suggestions fora few of the Americans we ve gotten to know so well this year:Barack Obama: He ll begin his presidency…
Women's rights on paper versus in practice
ISLAMABAD: In recent years, the Pakistani government appears to have made strides in protecting women's rights. Through Article 25 of the Constitution, as well as the 1996 adoption of the…
The Mexican Muddle
MEXICO CITY: This month, Mexico's Felipe Calderón celebrates his second anniversary as president. Calderón took office in December 2006 under adverse circumstances. Elected with 35 percent of the vote, he…
Good news in bad times
NEW YORK: At a time when the headlines are filled with financial crises and violence, it is especially important to recognize the creativity of many governments in fighting poverty, disease,…
The Arab Initiative: A mental exercise
CAIRO: We must find a place for you to take out your gum, says a Danish scholar to his young daughter as he holds her hand and enters the castle…
Lawyer calls for action against Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
CAIRO: Essam Sultan, lawyer and member of Al-Wasat party, called on the Islamic Research Council to take the necessary action against Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, the grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar,…
Case of 11-year-old boy kicked to death by teacher resumes today
CAIRO: Fistfights marked the trial Saturday of 23-year-old mathematics teacher Haitham Nabil Abdel Hamid accused of kicking to death11-year-old Islam Badr. The Alexandria court resumes the trial today when the…
Tantawy hospitalized with thrombosis
CAIRO: Egypt s top Islamic cleric Sheikh Mohammed Tantawy has been hospitalized with thrombosis of the leg, state-owned media reported on Sunday.Tantawy, 80, who heads Al-Azhar, the bastion of Sunni…
Murder suspect accuses police of torturing her
MANSOURA: A woman whose lawyers allege has been tortured was detained for a further 15 days on Thursday on charges of murder.Iman Refaat Hussein from Mansoura was arrested at the…
