Developing countries could face 'severest economic test' in 2008, says UN report
CAIRO: After several years of robust growth, the world economy is now facing some serious challenges in sustaining its brisk pace. Meanwhile, developing countries as a group are increasingly running…
Egypt must diversify tourist products to spur expenditure, say experts
CAIRO: The most common way to evaluate the success of a country's tourism strategy has proven to be determining the annual number of tourists visiting.According to the Central Agency for…
Controversial movie scene stirs outrage of Islamic scholars
Ascene in Khaled Youssef's latest movie "Hena Maysara (In Time) has angered a number of Islamic scholars who accused the filmmaker and other members of the crew of conspiring against…
"El-Gezira" producer Abdel Khalek discusses film industry, responds to criticism
In 2002, producer Hisham Abdel Khalek returned from the Emirates to his home country of Egypt to establish a film company. He co-found the country s largest film conglomerate and…
Dreams of an insomniac
At the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, the German Ballet Company of the Mannheim Theater wowed Cairo ballet lovers with Goldberg Variations, the first great ballet of the…
Commentary : Akhenaton, Islam and the ruins of Luxor Temple
Although the association between the Prophets and Pharaonic sovereigns has triggered heated debate among scholars, it cannot be dismissed as irrelevant since the holy books of Judaism, Christianity and Islam…
An Egyptian tale
The everyday cruelties - poverty, corruption and a myriad of other injustices - which form part of the daily lives of many Egyptians have recently found their way onto screen…
Saudis more pro-America than ever
President Bush is expected to make his first state visit to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest places. It…
Iranian Communications
Did you know the President is going to the United States in September? Could you arrange a meeting for him with American religious leaders? When my friend, Ali Akbar Rezaei,…
Bringing conflict resolution to the stage
In the summer of 2007, I began my fellowship with Abraham's Vision (www.abrahamsvision.org), a "conflict transformation organization that explores group and individual identities through experiential and political education. Abraham's Vision…