Off the beaten path: Kenya: Serving every taste
Have you made up your mind for the next vacation destination? Just make sure it is two weeks; one week in Kenya is simply unjust.Kenya is considered one of the…
From sand to snow: An Egyptian quest for Europe's highest summit
In August, as the Egyptian Olympic team came home empty handed with no medals but one bronze, three young athletes, led by Omar Samara - the first Egyptian to climb…
Setting your own wedding trend
The days of traditional, predictable weddings are over. Every year, new trends emerge as old ones fade, and the ideas are getting funkier and more unique. Now more than ever,…
Gotta love shoes
What do little girls, young ladies and grown women have in common? They all love shoes, whether they are ballerina flats, sneakers or seven-inch heels.Heels have been spotted on numerous…
HEALTH MATTERS: Feeling of powerlessness linked to paranoia, superstition
When people feel they have lost control of a situation they are often inclined to use paranoia or superstition as an explanation to establish some control, according to a study…
Life's all black and white for Gareth Pugh
PARIS: Life s choices are not usually black and white, but Gareth Pugh s vision for next summer was literally that on the first day of the ready-to-wear shows here…
COMMENTARY: From central bank to central planning?
BERKELEY: For more than 170 years, it has been accepted doctrine that markets are not to be trusted when there is a liquidity squeeze. When the prices of even safe…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The Irrational Ape: The (M)ad Man's 10 laws of human behavior
This week, on the advice of my editor, I m going to keep my opinions to myself. Her concern is that some of my vehement rants might be too dark…
Three held in Britain as Prophet Mohammed book publisher set ablaze
British police arrested three men this week in connection with a fire at the offices of the publisher of a book about Prophet Mohamed and his wife.The men, aged 22,…
What's all that noise about?
For a musician tipped as "one of the greatest darbouka players in the world, Rony Barrak's performance last week at the Geneina Theater left something to be desired.The opening numbers…