A Khawaga's Tale: The Mt. Sinai telescope
A former Scottish science teacher, who called Zamalek home for years, has spent big money on setting up a celestial telescope below Mt. Sinai, which uses GPS tracking and an…
Mattafix, British duo, sings about war, gangs, Darfur _ but doesn't preach
The songwriting partners behind Britain s Mattafix have taken on gang violence, war in the Middle East, and filmed a music video in a camp for Darfur refugees.But the word…
Technological cooperation
In early February, the United Sates National Academy of Engineering released a report on "Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century. The goal is to focus attention on the…
Controversy can lead to change
About ten years ago, a Swedish photographer held an exhibition entitled Ecce Homo , a collection of provocative photos portraying Jesus as a homosexual. The reaction from some conservative church…
An education in tolerance
For the whole of Wednesday morning I was able to relegate the conflict to the back of my mind, despite being surrounded by Palestinian schoolchildren in the supposedly hostile city…
Legal firms take baby steps towards pro bono work
CAIRO: Lawyers in Egypt are unfamiliar with pro bono practice and there exists no obligation or incentive for lawyers to offer free legal services to disadvantaged groups. This was the…
'Uncountable figures' of street children create new worries
CAIRO: "Street Children are the responsibility of our society, was the message of Saturday's one day festival to spread awareness of Egypt's street children. Celebrated with a wide variety of…
Sports Talk: After Africa, the world
We re still flying high with our African winning football team. Tomorrow the nation s parliament will be the latest site for some more feting. But people have started to…
News in Briefs
LINKdotNET announces free month for subscribersInternet Service provider LINKdotNET said it will not charge its current subscribers for its services between Feb. 18 and March 18, as compensation for the…
