Egypt to host global IT policy conference
CAIRO: Egypt will host the Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC) 2007, an international Communications and Information Technology (CIT) event, from from Nov. 4-6, 2007.Under the auspices of the Ministry of…
Survey reveals bright future for mobile adverts in the region
CAIRO: Mobile advertising is exhibiting strong potential in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with 64 percent of respondents believing it will mirror the successes of internet advertising,…
Cairo to host first 'Made in the USA' exhibition
CAIRO: Due to recent reforms, developments, increasing population, and high oil rates, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently become a very promising platform for future investments.In…
An audience with Egypt's royalty
This is the first anniversary of Khawaga's Tale. I have only missed one week and that was over the New Year holiday, which I am sure any regular reader would…
Telling stories not stereotypes
September 11 was the beginning of a new era. Like every era, a new enemy was created, subjected to discrimination. "Racial profiling had a new poster boy: he was young,…
Producers of Youssef Chahine's latest film deny problems with censorship
CAIRO: Tackling the murky waters of police corruption, bold cinema director Youssef Chahine's latest offering "Heya Fawda (Is it Chaos?) is causing a stir, even before its producers submit it…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: The Satellite Version of History!
The entire Egyptian population must feel indebted to "King Farouk TV series for teaching us our real history. More than half a century later, it helped us discover that the…
Proselytism and the world's religions
HAMBURG: Some months ago, two news items caused excitement: one reported that 4,000 Germans converted to Islam last year, and the other was that a Council of Ex-Muslims had been…
Boycott call
JEDDAH: Hamas call on Arab countries to boycott next month s Middle East summit imprints more question marks over the conference s success, for if the Palestinians, as divided as…
America's houses of cards
There are times when being proven right brings no pleasure. For several years, I argued that America's economy was being supported by a housing bubble that had replaced the stock…