Villa Grey: a new outlet for art and culture
How can you think when you can't eat? Inspiration doesn't come from poverty. Today cinema is ultimately commercial with no message, said Mona Ghandour, author of the book "Sultanat El…
Thirsty work at Heineken's El-Gouna beach party
El-Gouna was teeming with people for last weekend's Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, all looking to escape the big city smog and recharge their batteries in the sun, sea and sand.And among…
Mali band takes nomad plight on tour
In the world of rock n roll, it s always cool to be a rebel. The guitar-toting, ex-guerilla fighters of one band aren t pretending.Formed in exile in Algeria, trained…
REFLECTIONS: Human Shields
As I flipped through the screenplay of My Name is Rachel Corrie (based on the words she left behind) I wondered how many people still remembered her.Confident that very few…
The test of leadership
The public mood regarding the US-sponsored peace summit is quite negative. The leaders of Israel and Palestine are devoting time and energy to reducing expectations out of fear that the…
The Nobel message
Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize is a fitting tribute to a world leader who has been prescient, bold, and skillful in alerting the world to the dangers of manmade climate…
Report this from Sudan
Apostasy is the term applied to religious conversion by those who abhor it, who see conversion as a form of betrayal - of family, community, even nation. Underlying the accusation…
All hands on deck: NGOs unite to end poverty
CAIRO: Standing on the bank of the Nile, against a background of three buffeting felucca sails, Hisham El-Rouby, chairman of the Youth Association for Population and Development, told a story…
Muslim convert and his pregnant wife missing, says lawyer
CAIRO: Two Egyptian converts to Christianity engaged in a legal battle against the Egyptian authorities have gone missing, sparking fears for their lives. Mohamed Hegazi and his pregnant wife Zeinab…
Abou Treika nominated for "World's Most Popular Footballer in 2007"
CAIRO: Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Abou Treika has been included in a list of 55 nominees from 31 countries issued by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) for…