ADSL subscribers voice their frustrations with the service
CAIRO: The increase of internet users and the growing dependence on the medium have put Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under the spotlight, especially with subscribers voicing discontent with the type…
The art of lore
George Fikry is an artist and teacher, but his current exhibition at the AUC Falaki gallery singles him out as Egypt's visual storyteller. The story that Fikry tells is what…
Thrust Club opens in Cairo
I want to create a proper music club where husbands can take their wives and feel safe, says Mohamed Medhat, managing director of Thrust for Production and Promotion. The latest…
THOUGHTS ON EGYPT: Religion (1)
I was already 17 when the 1952 Revolution took place so I am in a position to compare the role played by religion in the life of Egyptians before the…
Africa's Integration Imperative
Karl Marx predicted that states would wither away in anticipation of an idyllic communist society capable of auto-regulating economic imbalances and empowering the masses. So he would have been flabbergasted…
The peace virus is back
TEL AVIV: Lately, a new epidemic has been threatening to attack Israel´s public discourse: a peace conference, an agreement with the Palestinians, ceremonies with the US president - diseases from…
Letter to President Bush on the Middle East peace conference
The Honorable George W. BushPresident of the United StatesThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Via facsimile: 202-456-2461Dear Mr. President:We are writing to share with you a statement on the forthcoming Middle East…
Security stays alert after clashes with Cairo University students
CAIRO: State security forces stood on alert at Cairo University Tuesday following Monday clashes with students protesting the debarment of student union candidates.The first signs of the government's intentions came…
Ibrahim Eissa trial adjourned to Nov. 14
CAIRO: The first session of Al-Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa's trial was held Wednesday at the New Cairo State Security Court. The prosecution presented its case during this first session, and…
YOUTH VIEWS: Comics bridge cultural gaps
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: One way of looking at the tensions between the Muslim world and the West is as a war of ideas, with each side attempting to influence the other s…