The future doesn't look so bright
For six days last week, a pick of some of the best independent theater and dance performances were chosen to compete in the sixth Festival of Young Creators, organized by…
The lost jihad: love in Islam
At the heart of all things is the germ of their overthrow, wrote Egyptian author Adhaf Soueif in her novel, The Map of Love. She was indulging in a very…
Pakistan's Iranian shadow
As the future of both Pakistan and its president, Pervez Musharraf, wallow in uncertainty in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, parallels are being drawn to the 1979 fall of…
Balancing act by Indonesian educators
The October 2002 terrorist bombings of a beachfront pub in south Bali pushed concerns about Indonesia's Islamic schools to a new high as students from an Islamic boarding school in…
With a Grain of Salt: Al Sharqa Ruler's Visit
The telephone rang in my office at the Writers' Union. "You don't know who I am, the caller said, "but I've heard that you will be receiving the ruler of…
Not just a bunch of quacks: Egypt's duck hunters
The remnants of Britain's colonial presence are everywhere to be found in Egypt, from its architecture to its infrastructure. Not so apparent though are the traditional sports and activities the…
Small Fayoum town thrives on Italian money of illegal immigrants
TATOUN, Egypt: In this town in one of Egypt s poorest provinces, lavish villas with rooftop swimming pools and escalators tower over mud brick houses. Main streets are named Roma…
What's in a rumor? Sarkozy keeps reporters guessing
PARIS: Sarkozy, Sarkozy, wherefore art thou being so coy?Rumors swirled after a newspaper claimed that President Nicolas Sarkozy might already have married his sweetheart, model-singer Carla Bruni, in a small,…
Bin Laden's son says he wants to be peace ambassador between West, Muslims
CAIRO: Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father - except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there s the black leather…
Prevalence of AIDS low in Egypt, says UN's Rawley
CAIRO: The closing ceremony of the World Aids Campaign in Egypt was held Thursday in Zamalek's Sawy Cultural Wheel.Events and activities organized during the campaign, which ran under the slogan…
