Songs from a bygone world
It's often said that listening to songs by the great Egyptian composer Sayed Darwish, one could easily determine the mood on the Egyptian street at the beginning of the 20th…
Dreams of a departing man
What is it that makes dreams such an intriguing subject to artists, novelists and psychologists? Perhaps it's the impossible nature of the events, the helplessness of man to control his…
A confederation for Kosovo
Time is running out in Kosovo. If a United Nations-backed settlement is not reached by early December, the province's majority Albanian population is likely to declare independence unilaterally - a…
Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty
If you pick up the recently published 2008 Guinness Book of World Records, you'll find a new entry on page 91 for the largest number of people to stand up…
The Brotherhood will stand up for all Egyptians
Reading Mona Eltahawy s opinion article, I will stand up for the Muslim Brotherhood (which ran in Daily News Egypt on Oct. 10) I felt that all Egyptians - regardless…
Letters to the editor Israeli film
In reference to article titled "Egypt festival launches barrage against Israeli film published on Oct. 8. Dear editor, I don t think Cairo International Film Festival s committee should have…
SCI TECH SCENE: Is that your phone or your imagination?
If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cell phone, those vibrations you re feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the…
Rights activist fears arrest, murder in Egypt
CAIRO: Human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim fears he will be arrested, killed and his murder dressed up as suicide if he returns to Egypt, a newspaper quoted him as…
Mahalla workers celebrate victory after weeklong strike
CAIRO: In a meeting held at the Center for Socialist Studies, workers from Al Mahalla's Misr Spinning and Weaving Company celebrated their victory, while keeping a cautious eye on the…
