THE REEL ESTATE: Trapped in her atonement
It's been a couple of days now since I watched Joe Wright's cinematic adaptation of British novelist Ian McEwan's acclaimed novel "Atonement. Unable to extract myself from this state of…
6 authors on shortlist for first International Prize for Arabic
LONDON: Six authors from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt were on the shortlist as finalists for the first-ever International Prize for Arabic Fiction, organizers announced Tuesday.The shortlisted books, chosen from…
Curbing Pakistan's rising militancy
Military rule and the "war on terror are the two main culprits for the rise of militancy in Pakistan. A third factor, a dictator-foreign nexus - whereby a Western power…
America and Europe
Deeply frustrated by the Bush administration's policies, many people and governments in Europe hope for a fundamental change in American foreign policy after the upcoming presidential election. But it would…
The West is failing Kenya
The violent clashes, political turmoil and mayhem that have gripped Kenya over the past few weeks, following the seriously flawed presidential elections on Dec. 27 2007, which were marred by…
Dutch MP set to release film criticizing Quran
CAIRO: Geert Wilders, a Dutch right-wing Member of Parliament, is making a 10-minute film that portrays the Quran as "an inspiration for intolerance, murder and terror, he announced recently.Wilders, who…
Hamas tells their story on Al-Aqsa station
CAIRO: Warda takes me by the arm and leads me into a room filled with computers. "We haven't got many she said, "we're lacking the resources of a big television…
Egyptian Al-Jazeera journalist arrested again
CAIRO: Al-Jazeera journalist Howayda Taha was arrested by Egyptian police for a second time Monday for allegedly filming without the proper permits.Taha told Daily News Egypt that she was filming…
Favorable verdict a victory for Bahais
CAIRO: Cairo's Administrative Court today recognized the right of Egyptian Bahais to leave the religious affiliation field on birth certificates and identity cards blank. Landmark verdicts were issued in two…
New teachers' law forces new rules on private schools
CAIRO: Youssry Al-Gamal, minister of education, announced that the new teachers law should be implemented in all schools, including the private ones.Al-Gamal told the press that according to the new…