Al Wafd party prepares parallel anti- terrorism law
CAIRO: The liberal Al Wafd opposition party has announced plans to draft a parallel anti- terrorism law.The draft is a response to government legislation currently being drafted by a special…
Fraud Forum called on to combat credit card scam
CAIRO: Following the biggest credit card fraud heist to ever hit Egypt, Arab African International Bank (AAIB) has called for a Fraud Forum, sponsored by Visa International. Since the start…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: London Trends
The English summer is in full bloom and I've jettisoned London's Nu-rave, patton shoes and Generation-Y for the south coast and one of those iconic pebble beaches this island is…
No laughing matter
CHICAGO: In the post Sept. 11th world, I learned several things. It is easier to hate a stranger than to hate someone you know. And, anger often appears as hate…
Back to the Brink in Ukraine
The campaign for Ukraine's parliamentary election of September 30th is scarcely underway and yet Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich is already trying to steal it. Yanukovich was the man who sought…
Somalia, it is time to open your doors
Prominent Somali intellectuals and parliamentarians from sub-clans once constituting the core of the defeated Islamic Courts Union claim that old rivals are dominating the government and unwilling to share power.…
'New media' fatwas rankle traditional Islamic sources
CAIRO: The Internet, satellite television and even the telephone are increasingly being used in the Muslim world to issue fatwas - religious decrees - on issues as varied as whether…
Church keeps its distance from Higazy case, convert receives death threats
AIRO: Mohamed Higazy, a Port Said man who converted from Islam to Christianity, has gone into hiding after attempts to change his religion on his government ID card sparked a…
94 injured after Daqahleya harassment fight
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces used rubber bullets and tear gas to end a fight between the residents of two villages in Daqahleya governorate leaving 94 injured, the press reported last…
A second European politician attacks the Quran
BRUSSELS/CAIRO: The leader of the extreme right party in Belgium, Philip Dewinter, has condemned the Quran as an intolerant and unacceptable book, agreeing with comments made earlier in the week…