International labor groups condemn conviction of labor leader Kamal Abbas
CAIRO: A string of international labor and human rights groups have come out in support of Kamal Abbas - the director of the shuttered Center for Trade Union and Worker…
Court rules in favor of women wearing the niqab in judges' club case
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) recently overturned a decision by the Judges Club prohibiting women who wear the full face veil (niqab) from entering the club, according to Hafez…
Coptic officials lash out at American conference on Coptic issues
CAIRO: Coptic officials in Egypt condemned the holding of an International Coptic conference in the United States on the situation of Copts in Egypt and the rest of the world…
Student activists form group to spur usage of Arabic Wikipedia
CAIRO: When in need of quick and brief information on a topic, many of us tend to say "I'll just look it up on Wikipedia. A few strokes on your…
Judge handling Al-Jazeera appeal steps down
CAIRO: An Egyptian judge has stepped down from the appeal case of an Al-Jazeera television producer who was sentenced for "harming Egypt's national interests. Judge Mahmoud Hamza was due Saturday…
Preserving the past: linking cultural heritage with the media
CAIRO: When Nigel Hetherington was packing for his trip to Egypt in 1997, he had no idea he would come back a few years later. This time, he wouldn't just…
The high cost of feeling low
Depression is, according to a World Health Organization study, the world's fourth worst health problem, measured by how many years of good health it causes to be lost. By 2020,…
The decline of Ahmedinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad may be gaining support across the Muslim world for his fervent criticism of the United States, but inside Iran, he is losing strength. His political rivals…
A unique Muslim identity in Trinidad and Tobago
In a globalized world of increased communication and information exchange, men and women from the third world live in the complicated intersection of colonization, Western hegemony, traditional expectations and religious…
