An evening of forgetfulness
Music, rhythm, and balance can make you forget the pains in life, said Vyjanthi Kashi between her performances of the Kuchipudi dance at Al Azhar Park's Geneina Theater last Monday.The…
Young writers join Egypt's literary wave with new workshop
One hundred writers can influence 1,000 people. With this belief the Let's Make a Book initiative is working on teaching children and teenagers how to tell their own tales, and…
Museum in Gaza to display area's rich cultural history
It may sound like the escapist indulgence of a well-fed man fleeing the misery around him. But when Jawdat Khoudary opened the first ever museum of archaeology in Gaza last…
Ahmadinejad's foray to Turkey
It is quite understandable that Israel would be deeply disappointed by Turkey s decision to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an official visit this week. In Israel s view,…
The repercussions of the Abu Fana Crisis
The Abu Fana monastery crisis, albeit recently solved, has noticeably produced a number of negative repercussions on Muslim-Christian relationships in Egypt. Among them, the controversial lecture given by Coptic Orthodox…
Anti-sexual harassment group take campaign directly to the street
CAIRO: "Respect yourself; Egypt still has real men. Shocking statement? Maybe so, but the name of the new campaign against sexual harassment in Egypt means to grab people s attention.The…
Abo Fana monks reach settlement with Bedouins
CAIRO: The Abo Fana Monastery monks and the Bedouins reached a settlement Wednesday night after clashes had erupted over land in Minya last May, the Middle East News Agency (MENA)…
Bread queues reappear in Alexandria
CAIRO: Bread queues have once again started to form in front of bakeries in Alexandria after the Ministry of Social Solidarity's decision to discontinue rewards of extra flour quotas to…