BOOK REVIEW: El-Aswany weighs up nationalism, sex and racism in English translation of "Chicago"
English readers who have been anticipating the translation of "Chicago, are quickly depleting bookshops' stocks. And the question on everyone's minds is: Will it be as good as "The Yacoubian…
Shakespeare's timeless tragedy returns to Cairo Opera House
We try to perform classical ballets that are close to the Egyptian audiences' hearts to make sure they attend our performances, Egyptian ballet dancer Hany Hassan said. Hassan was the…
Kashmir Muslims warn against Valentine's Day celebrations
SRINAGAR, India: A prominent women s separatist group in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir on Wednesday told people not to celebrate Valentine s Day, saying it promoted immorality. We appeal to Kashmiri…
Islam and individual freedom
Freedom is to creativity what the soul is to the body. The Quran affirms individual freedom and underscores its relevance as it pertains to our individual decisions. Even the pivotal…
Putin's Balkan mischief
Russia is again on a tear. This time, the Kremlin has stuck its finger in the West's eye over the long and painful effort to bring Kosovo to formal independence.…
Preserving Pakistan's history to safeguard its future
Poor Lahore. This jeweled city of the Raj was recently hit by a suicide bomber aimed at lawyers protesting President Pervez Musharraf s imprisonment of his top judiciary. As body…
China's Dangerous Nobodies
Ever since their reinvention by Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic Games have always been politicized. The first took place in 1896 in Athens in order to embarrass the Turks still…
Youth Views: To wear or not to wear the hijab
We are American Muslim women, who strongly identify with our faith. We are Georgetown University seniors who remain active and involved with the American Muslim community. One of us wears…
Promoting culture and hope in Gaza
The giant eucalyptus tree in front of the spacious yard of the Centre Culturel Français (CCF) - or French Cultural Center - in Gaza is symbolic enough. One of the…
Take it from 'halfies,' alienation is tricky
CAIRO: I was talking to a friend the other week in my painful Arabic when a woman tapped me on the shoulder."Excuse me, she said. "My sister doesn't believe that…
