'Kung Fu Panda' reaches Chinese box office milestone, 1st Ld-Writethru, AS
HONG KONG: Hollywood s fighting cartoon panda is a hit in the furry animal s home country.The American animated movie Kung Fu Panda has made nearly 110 million Chinese yuan…
THE REEL ESTATE: A prisoner of conventions
Masgoon Transit (Transit Prisoner) is an accomplished, well-written thriller boosted by adept performances and unfussy direction. At the heart of the film is a feeble, forgettable moral message placed to…
With a Grain of Salt: Judaism as accusation
One presidential candidate once accused his rival of being a Jew. This infuriated the accused candidate so much, that he went to great lengths to emphasize that he was the…
African Americans help lessen Islamophobia
African American Muslims have a role to play when it comes to the widespread Islamophobia (an irrational fear of Islam) that is prevalent in the West. The unfortunate fact is…
Peace on all fronts?
Not since the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks during President Bill Clinton's last days in the White House has the Middle East seen such a frenetic pace of peace…
Editorial: A meeting of glass houses
Between Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa's stroke which left him semi-comatose, and international uproar against the "re-election of Zimbawean President Robert Mugabe, the African Union summit held in Sharm El Sheikh…
Does size really matter?
CAIRO: As Hany counts down the final days before his wedding, the 26-year-old slowly slips into depression. But his are no typical pre wedding-night fears. The young man is convinced…
Geological study warns of three major earthquakes to hit Cairo in coming years
CAIRO: A geological study warned that in the coming few years Cairo might be subject to three destructive earthquakes that could measure a staggering 7 degrees on the Richter scale.…
Sports Talk: Be a Turkey
Euro 2008 has come, mesmerized and gone but it has left in its wake a few soccer lessons we would do well to rote memorize.Turkey proved you should never leave…