Life as a drug addict
A peculiar paradox in Egyptian society is its insistence that certain aspects of people's private lives be made public while other aspects remain hidden behind closed doors.In a city as…
The Renaissance man: Mohamed El-Sawy
CAIRO: Age 15 was admittedly special for Mohamed El-Sawy, the 47-year-old director of the Sakia El-Sawy (Sawy Culture Wheel), Cairo's foremost cultural hub. It was during this time, in high…
The Economic Benefits of Disease Control
Large parts of the world have not enjoyed the remarkable global progress in health conditions that have taken place over the past century. Indeed, millions of deaths in impoverished nations…
Give US-Iranian theological diplomacy a try
Politicians in both Iran and the United States have been divisive, disrespectful, and inflammatory in their condemnations of each other, in effect increasing the likelihood of a US military intervention…
With Friends Like These .
Founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, at the time a business professor in Switzerland, the World Economic Forum promotes itself as a venue for discussion and debate; it promises us…
A day in the life of the liquorish guy
CAIRO: The struggle to accomplish something is enough to drive people to the extremes. Everybody wants more of one thing or another; whether it is money, kids, or even meaning…
Redefining sharia through a study of judicial history
CAIRO: Amr Shalakany, assistant professor of law and director of the LL.M program at the American University in Cairo, challenges the idea that the year 1883 was a watershed in…
Out of sight, out of mind
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood member Saad Khalifa Saad has made a parliamentary demand that the two respective boards of health and education undertake an investigation into the visual health of Egypt's…
Protest against new anti-terrorism stopped
CAIRO: A protest planned to take place in front of the People's Assembly was banned yesterday by state security bodies. According to Hesham Fouad, a member of the Freedoms Committee…
If you build it, they will come – in droves
Egypt's recent economic success has largely been propped by foreign direct investment (FDI), and as investor confidence grows with the economy, it attracts even more FDI, creating what can best…