A KHAWAGA'S TALE : Last weekend of freedom
Last weekend was my last weekend of freedom. It was my last lie in because, at last, I am going to be a dad on Wednesday."Your life will never be…
Hard Talk : Social Crisis: Between 1952 and 2007
Comparing the current socio-economic scene with its counterpart on the eve of the 1952 revolution is not too far-fetched, despite the vast difference in the nature of Egyptian society in…
Three cures for three crises
A full-scale financial crisis is triggered by a sharp fall in the prices of a large set of assets that banks and other financial institutions own, or that make up…
India's Bollywood Power
The world has heard much about India's extraordinary transformation in recent years, and even of its claims to a share of "world leadership. Some of that is hyperbole, but in…
Arab fathers and sons
The problem of succession in the Arab secular republics highlights their predicament in the transition to a post-revolutionary phase, for succession in regimes that fail to build strong institutions always…
Influx of foreign residents is changing Upper Egyptian ways
LUXOR/HURGHADA: Maree is a land-owning villager from Luxor who has for years been catering to the needs of tourists to generate extra income. As tourism started to boom in the…
Three police officers convicted in new torture case
ALEXANDRIA: An Alexandria court sentenced three police officers to prison terms for torturing and humiliating a crime suspect in spring 2006. The victim, Ibrahim Abbas, was reportedly arrested on suspicion…
Al-Badri bemoans poor Egyptian Cup display
CAIRO: Ahli assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri believes the players' poor display was to blame for their shock exit from the Egyptian Cup at the hands of second-division side Asyut Petroleum.The…