The End of (Economic) History?
Some academic works, for reasons that are at least partly obscure, leave a persistent trace in intellectual history. Such is the case with John Maynard Keynes's paper "Economic Possibilities for…
The people of Pakistan have spoken
Working in a newsroom in Pakistan over the last few months, I have experienced many tense moments. As journalists we have covered everything from jubilant election rallies to bomb blasts…
With A Grain of Salt: Sublime US Democracy
Every day we learn something new about democracy from the United States. Since he took office, President Bush has pledged to democratize the backward Arab world, proposing the formation of…
Men say 'I don't' to woman Ma'zoun
CAIRO: The appointment this week of Egypt s first woman able to conduct Muslim marriages has sparked controversy in the religious country, particularly from men who see their status being…
Calls for Denmark boycott gather pace in Egypt, Muslim world following cartoon reprint
CAIRO: Calls for the severance of ties with Denmark and the boycott of Danish products heightened throughout the Muslim world this week following the republication of a cartoon negatively depicting…
A heart patient complains against Nasser Medical Institution
CAIRO: The Nasser Medical Institute found itself under fire after a 40-year-old patient accused the doctors of making a "huge mistake while operating on her heart last June, claiming it…
Bedouin girl shot to death near Israeli border
AL-ARISH: A teenage Bedouin girl was fatally shot on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula near Egypt's border with Israel, an Egyptian security official and medics said.The girl, identified as 12-year-old…
GOLF IN EGYPT: Egyptian working women . in golf?
We have written about the need for Egyptians to work in the golf industry. Until now, most Egyptians working in the industry have been men who started out at a…