Behind Musharraf's emergency rule
Many Western media and policymakers appear preoccupied with the danger of Pakistan s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremists - whether small terrorist groups or organized political parties…
Britain's New Internationalism
With President George W. Bush's grand strategy for the Middle East in ruins, his administration has, however hesitantly, begun to put greater emphasis on resolving conflicts by peaceful means. The…
Economic breakthrough tied to political one
The Palestinian economy has been in an ever-deepening crisis since the outbreak of the second Intifada in 2000, a crisis rooted in and perpetuated by an extremely inauspicious political setting.…
Musings: Back to the roots
For the past 50 years, Egyptian and foreign intellectuals and researchers have been accustomed to classifying intellectual and political currents in Egypt into four main categories: Islamists, nationalists (aka Nasserites),…
Sail the Nile campaign finally docks
CAIRO: After 45 days sailing up the Nile, eight weather beaten boats came to anchor at El-Gezira gardens in Zamalek. The events of Sail the Nile 2008 were drawing to…
Muslim Americans speak out in the 'Hijabi Monologues'
CAIRO: One of the defining features of modern times is a mania for public confession: from Bill Clinton's televised broadcast in 1998 telling the world what it already knew about…
Three students die in Egypt university stampede: security
CAIRO: Three students were crushed to death and another seven injured on Saturday as they attempted to escape a lecture theater after news spread of a fire at their Nile…
Fired workers demonstrate outside Workers' Union
CAIRO: Jobless and penniless, eight men held a demonstration in front of the Workers Union yesterday Jan. 9. The eight men, who have been jobless for three months, were sacked…
Sports Talk: Mind your manners
It is pure joy to watch one of our own go from great to greater. Egypt s Amr Shabana in Bermuda this week won the final of the Endurance World…