Holy calm: Khan Al-Khalili during Ramadan
The touting and hassles associated with Khan Al-Khalili are documented in guidebooks and traveler stories alike. Heeding the warnings, I arrived in the historic marketplace stony-faced and ready to deflect…
Should pregnant wome and nursing mothers fast in Ramadan?
Many Muslim women find themselves in the dilemma of whether to fast in Ramadan or not when they are pregnant or breast feeding.Worried about their babies' health, many women don't…
Baby steps: Nursery ABCs
A child's first day at a nursery is not an easy experience, not just for the child, but for the parents too. Worried about their child's reaction to this new…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: A boy named Sue, who grows up to be a rodeo clown, or something
Last Tuesday, right on schedule, my sister-in-law popped out a happy and healthy baby girl, who was promptly named Lara. Given that my family has a history of bestowing gender-inappropriate…
'There's no better job' than journalism: Garcia Marquez
MEXICO CITY: Colombian writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez hailed journalism as the best profession, in rare public comments in northern Mexico. There s no better job than journalism,…
Bond gets license to thrill at London Film Festival
LONDON: The first public screening of the new James Bond movie will be the highlight of this year s London Film Festival, which will bring a host of world premieres…
ANALYSIS: The next step for independent music
It being Ramadan, some people may have experienced a shift in outing venues that has left them more frequently exposed to music video channels (and their fittingly spiritual fare).They may…
With a Grain of Salt: A lesson from Israel
I was truly impressed by one Israeli minister's great suggestion to abduct Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and take him to court. Indeed as it claims day and night, Israel is…
Terror not Islam's way
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: An Afghan driver and three female relief workers employed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) were shot and killed in the Logar province of Afghanistan last month. The…
Is Export Led Growth Passé?
CAMBRIDGE: For five decades, developing countries that managed to develop competitive export industries have been rewarded with astonishing growth rates: Taiwan and South Korea in the 1960's, Southeast Asian countries…