New research center to produce 'relevant' business case studies
CAIRO: One of the biggest challenges Arab graduates of international educational institutions face is applying the concepts and theories they learned to the local market of their developing countries. Under…
After the revolution
Few Middle Eastern countries inspire as much interest as Egypt, and, historically, more books have been written about its politics than any other country in the region. In the past…
Carla Bruni 'hurt' by critics of new album
PARIS: France s first lady Carla Bruni said Friday she was hurt by frosty reactions to her new album from critics of her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy, as the much-hyped…
India's Bachchans to push Bollywood films through world tour
MUMBAI: Bollywood s famous Bachchan family will lead a bevy of film stars in a glittering stage show that will travel around the world to promote Hindi-language films.Legendary actor Amitabh…
My father's madrasa past
My Sudanese father, now in his mid-80s, grew up without access to public education. The ruling British authority hadn t yet built a public school near Argo, his hometown on…
Mediterranean Union: A view from Israel
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France just hosted a summit of European and Mediterranean countries interested in his personal project of Union pour la Mediterranee in Paris. Among the foreign statesmen…
Mediterranean Union: A view from Turkey
Turkey s problem with the idea of a Mediterranean union is that it was presented by Nicholas Sarkozy during his election campaign and immediately thereafter as an alternative to Turkey…
Copts divided on divorce conditions
CAIRO: The Secular Coptic Front denounced the newly issued list of conditions set by the Coptic Orthodox Church for divorce, which cut the permissible reasons for divorce down to two.…
Non-teaching staff to protest against failure to increase basic wages
CAIRO: Administrative employees and other non-teaching staff announced that they will hold a protest on Monday against the Ministry of Education's decision not to grant them the increased basic wage…
Divorced women receive worse treatment than other women, says study
CAIRO: Since Egypt broadened its divorce laws in 2000, women have had the legal right to divorce their husbands through khoul'. This, however, doesn't necessarily eliminate all of the difficulties…