France's 'white' film industry resists change
PARIS: Where are the French Denzel Washingtons, Forest Whitakers, Wesley Snipes or Halle Berrys?France s silver screen is still overwhelmingly and despairingly white, say advocates of diversity in French film…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: A cup of hot chocolate
LE REVAND, France: In one's chalet you discover the perfect recipe for hot chocolate as the lighting cracks across the mountain tops. A culinary holiday, afternoons spent seasoning Thai green…
Sound of music returns to von Trapp Salzburg villa
VIENNA: Salzburg is alive with the sound of music once again, as the von Trapp family s villa opened its doors to the public this weekend for the first time,…
Nigeria's Sick Man Democracy
How sick is Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua? In May, he admitted during a live television broadcast that he suffers from a kidney ailment, but sought to quell rumors that he…
Iran's digital war
The products of globalisation have significantly undermined the process of "information management in countries where censorship is still part of everyday life.Traditionally, the Islamic Republic has always interfered in the…
US policy not a scapegoat for extremists
As the competition for the US presidency heats up, the threat of Muslim extremism is bound to become a major issue in the campaign. The reason is its link to…
Islamic music videos, all the time
CAIRO: The moment an Arab viewer tunes into one of the many Arabic music channels, they are immediately transported to a world of wanton women and material luxury. Sultry songstresses…
Protestors say Agrium plant is like Nazi gas chambers
CAIRO: A protest and lecture held in Cairo against the Agrium plant in Damietta turned into a harsh critique of the regime which approved the project. Opposition members likened the…
Legendary Egyptian filmmaker Chahine dies
CAIRO: Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine, Arab cinema's most acclaimed filmmaker, passed away on Sunday, at age 82, following several weeks in a coma.Chahine passed on at 3:30 am in…
Eissa speaks out in ongoing case
CAIRO: Seven lawyers for editor in chief Ibrahim Eissa presented Sunday defense arguments to the Abbaseyya court.Eissa himself also spoke before the court.The case was adjourned until after the summer…
