The world after Bush
There is a marvelous painting by Brueghel in the Brussels art gallery. The British poet, W.H. Auden, was sufficiently impressed to write a poem about it. The painting shows Icarus,…
Human rights made whole
On June 18, the United Nations' intergovernmental Human Rights Council took an important step toward eliminating the artificial divide between freedom from fear and freedom from want that has characterized…
With a Grain of Salt: Jokes and the mercy of God!
When I was in the US, a friend of mine told me the most popular jokes around the presidential elections that have been preoccupying the American people day an night…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Fear and loathing in the ad world
A friend of mine made an interesting analogy the other day. "Advertising is like porn, he commented, ruefully. "It's filled with people who sell themselves outright, but always harbor dreams…
Cloud seeding: Facing the challenge of a water crunch
CAIRO: As the world's major water resources rapidly run out and fears that future conflicts will be over water security, a small group of Egyptian specialists believe that the best…
Father murders daughter over LE 80
A heartless father lies at the heart of this crime of passion, committed against his own daughter.The 12-year-old victim was tortured to death by her father when he discovered that…
Zidan on the brink of Ittihad Jeddah move – reports
CAIRO: Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan is on the verge of joining Saudi giants Ittihad Jeddah this summer, claimed Saudi reports on Thursday. Al-Eqtisadiah said that former President Mansour Al-Balawi is…
