Trained calibers pave IT growth in Egypt
CAIRO: Over 800 students graduated from the Information Technology Institute's (ITI) nine-month interactive training program on Sunday, 698 of which (85 percent) secured jobs in different IT companies. This year…
Delay in natural gas price hikes cost government millions
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum this week implemented a hike in the price of natural gas, making official a measure that was approved on May 5 of this year. The…
THE REEL ESTATE: The final demystification of Muslim/Christian brotherly love
One of my earliest childhood memories goes back to a day in school when a Muslim friend and classmate approached me, looking unusually sad. "I feel sorry for you, he…
Hamas and Israel: strange bedfellows
On June 19, Israel and Hamas began an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after months of dithering. The terms (not officially revealed) apparently provide that Hamas will cease launching rockets at Israel from…
Exorcising Musharraf's ghost
CAMBRIDGE: Following its recent free elections, Pakistan is rebounding politically. But the euphoria that came with the end of the Musharraf era is wearing off, as the new government faces…
In focus: Is the Brotherhood a democratic organization?
The method by which the Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Office elections were held some weeks ago has raised many questions about the mechanisms for running the internal affairs of the group…
Re-painting the face of British Islam
CAIRO: On July 7, 2005, four British Muslims blew themselves up on the London public transport system. Fifty-two commuters, Muslims included, were tragically killed. Two years later, and the fundamental…
Factory workers protest 15-month salary delay
CAIRO: Some 100 workers from the Strow Misr company and their children gathered on Sunday in Dokki, Cairo, protesting the failure of the company's management to pay them for over…
Supreme Constitutional Court to examine re-conversion cases
CAIRO: Citizens who wish to change their religious affiliation in official documents must file a memorandum outlining their motives within 30 days, the Supreme Constitutional Court decided following a hearing…