Just Like Heaven – Part Two
What is heaven? What does it look like? What do you do there? In a monthly series of articles, the Daily News Egypt asks Egyptians from all walks of life…
Libya signs long-term deal to supply Indonesia with oil
TRIPOLI: Libya and Indonesia signed a deal on Thursday for the North African state to supply the world s most populous Muslim nation with crude oil for the next 20…
Larkin captures the confusing life of Mumbai
Mumbai is easily the most complex place I have ever been, said photographer Jason Larkin at a cozy visual presentation organized by the Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) Wednesday evening, where…
SCA accidentally gets back stolen antiquities
CAIRO: January is normally a quiet month in the news world, with most of us bedded down waiting for the first signs of spring to appear, but in the world…
An alliance of civilizations?
The first International Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, conceived as an antidote to the idea that the world is doomed to a "clash of civilizations, recently met in Madrid…
In Marx's shadow again
A century and a half ago, Karl Marx both gloomily and exuberantly predicted that the modern capitalism he saw evolving would prove incapable of producing an acceptable distribution of income.…
Religion and art, outrage or opportunity
In 1989, a photograph called Piss Christ by Andres Serrano, which depicted a crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist's urine, was on show at the Southeastern Center for…
With a Grain of Salt: Confiscated Books at the Fair
The best way to promote any book is to confiscate it. It's a rule of thumb for writers whose books were banned and hence made huge sales unofficially because, according…
A Duweiqa squatter: Living in a wasteland
Approaching the shanty towns in Duweiqa's Talat Street in Minshayat Nasser, one is overcome by the oppressive stench of raw sewage. A stagnant green pool marks a forbidding welcome to…
Archbishop of Canterbury says Britain's Muslims should be allowed Sharia in some cases
LONDON: The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday called for a limited application of Sharia in Britain - winning immediate praise from British Muslims.The unusual proposal from Britain s highest ranking…