Critic queries the history of Egyptian cinema
A few weeks ago, Al Ahram's esteemed critic Nader Adly published a series of articles about the celebration of the centennial of Egyptian cinema. On June 20, more publications featured…
Jockeying for first place
Heineken kicks off local DJ competition Music is the newest method of promotion for alcoholic beverages in Egypt, with the re-launch of Heineken Music Thirst, an international competition to select…
Two wrongs don't make a right at the IMF and World Bank
One has go back to the "Year of Three Popes in 1978 to find a succession drama as strange as what has been happening at the International Monetary Fund and…
Blair might fail, but those for peace must wish him luck
The release of an abducted BBC journalist in Gaza is being seen by some as an attempt by Hamas (which denies any part in the kidnapping) to curry favor with…
A wonder that should put modern Arabs to shame
The designation last week of the modern-day Seven Wonders of the World via a global poll of 100 million people offered a nice break from the usual menu of depressing…
YOUTH VIEWS: Behind the hijab
CAIRO/IOWA CITY, IOWA/JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: Norhan Mohammed, an 11-year-old student, loved participating in her school s swim team, but not anymore. She left the team in May 2006 after she put…
It's back to more brutal priorities in the Arab states
Unwilling to remain on the sidelines in the reform debate in the Middle East for the past two years, Arab governments have asserted themselves against civil society activists and reformists,…
Mostly, a 'divine victory' for disinformation
It says something that one year after the summer 2006 war, we're not sure whether to celebrate Hezbollah's "divine victory or bemoan Israel's destruction of our country and its economy.…
Good intentions are not enough
It's far from an ideal solution but one has to start somewhere.Last month 12 year-old Bodour Shaker died while undergoing a routine cliterodectomy at a private clinic in Minya, in…
What are you telling me exactly?
There are some things you just can't make up. Picture this: a child is acting rowdy in the classroom. The teacher, in an effort to get him to behave, threatens…
