The wolf that ate Georgia
FLORENCE: In Phaedrus's well-known fable of the wolf and the lamb, the wolf easily could have eaten the lamb without a word, but prefers to set out his "reasons. First,…
Veiled sexuality
NEW YORK: A woman swathed in black to her ankles, wearing a headscarf or a full chador, walks down a European or North American street, surrounded by other women in…
Early Ramadan shifts vacation map
CAIRO: Since water sports are not generally included on the Holy Month's roster of activities, the remaining highlights of the summer season seem to be shifting back to Cairo which…
Teachers continue protest against 'humiliating' exams
CAIRO: Teachers held a second protest Saturday calling on the Ministry of Education to scrap assessment exams which determine whether teachers receive pay increases or not.The exams were held over…
32 factory workers sacked after protesting dismissal of colleague, bad pay
CAIRO: Thirty-two factory workers have been arbitrarily dismissed from their jobs after protesting both the dismissal of a colleague and the failure of their employers to provide pay raises to…
Karim lifts Ismaili past brave Olympic
CAIRO: Iraqi striker Mostafa Karim scored twice as Ismaili claimed a 3-2 away victory over Olympic to climb to the Egyptian League summit on Friday.Karim, who also scored in Ismaili…
Zamalek ready for anything but defeat
CAIRO: Zamalek are looking to avoid a defeat against ASEC Mimosas to boost their chances of booking a last-four berth in the CAF Champions League.Ahly handed arch-rivals Zamalek a gift…
US compensates family of Egyptian killed in Suez
CAIRO: The US Embassy in Egypt has offered monetary compensation to the family of a man shot dead by American naval personnel in the Suez Canal.In the March 24 incident,…
Anger erupts as Bosnia awaits first gay festival
SARAJEVO: Muslims, Serbs and Croats united in anger Thursday over Bosnia s first-ever gay festival.Bosnia-Herzegovina s Muslim majority is particularly upset about the four-day Queer Sarajevo Festival because it will…
