China's Great Wall takes on Egypt roads
CAIRO: What better proof of a nation's brightening image and lengthening reach abroad than that it can now sell cars in a country where its name has often been used…
Global pop culture meets Turkish heritage in cartoons
One of the most underrated art spaces in Cairo is El Hanager Arts Center at the Cairo Opera House. Not only does it enjoy a fantastic location that's both central…
While she was sleeping
"For in that sleep of death what dreams may come. -William ShakespeareIn his latest novel, "Ka'anaha Nae'ma (As If She Were Sleeping), prominent Lebanese novelist, playwright and critic Elias Khoury…
Mawawil: Itinerant Tales from the Delta
Mawawil - Gypsy songs of Egypt - are driven from the Egyptian countryside: Mansoura, Sharqeya, Menufiya, Beheira and Qaliubiya.And in Cairo's Downtown Makan theater last Tuesday, the audience found themselves…
The Disappearance of Europe
BRUSSELS - What will it mean to be European 25 years from now? Unlike the United States, whose history as a "melting pot has given Americans a truly multi-ethnic character,…
Chances for a ceasefire are minimal
Egyptian efforts to secure a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza are continuing, but the different parties interests and their definition of what a ceasefire should constitute are throwing…
Iran's Options
With President Bush in Europe getting EU leaders to agree to toughen UN sanctions against Iran, and with the ongoing debate between John McCain and Barack Obama about whether the…
Euro 2008 viewers scramble at CNE offices for Al Jazeera subscription
CAIRO: If you live close to a Cable Network Egypt (CNE) subscription outlet then you must have witnessed the crowds outside their premises over the past week.The subscription craze escalated…
Muslims clamp down on Halal fraud
The global industry of halal, or foods that are permitted for consumption by Muslims, has a turnover of hundreds of billions of dollars every year, and is constantly growing. But…