Actor Khaled Abol Naga learns firsthand about challenges facing Egyptians with HIV
ALEXANDRIA: Issues of stigma and discrimination were the focus of an encounter between popular Egyptian actor Khaled Abul Naga and a group of people living with HIV in the port…
Security forces fire tear gas at Kalaat el-Kabsh residents
CAIRO: Tear gas canisters were reportedly fired indiscriminately into the homes of residents of Qalet Al-Kabsh in Sayyeda Zeinab district yesterday after a reported melee between squatters and security forces,…
Brotherhood children launch 'Children for Freedom' movement
CAIRO: Children of detained Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members gathered at the Al Azhar Park and called on Egyptian authorities to observe human rights on last week.They used the event to…
"A clash of ignorances" – relief aid and the Arab and Islamic world
DUBAI: In its ongoing bid to promote a multilateral and coordinated approach to global aid provision, the United Nations is making a concerted effort to reach out to Arab and…
Will democratic hope be dashed in Morocco?
Morocco observers were building up 2007 as a date with destiny for the still-fledgling democracy of King Mohammed VI. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for next September. Yet some question marks…
Sooner or later, Israel will have to talk to the Palestinians
The advent of a Palestinian unity government once again clouds the issue of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and contacts. In reality, in considering the potential role of Hamas in preventing negotiations there…
It's all about the sex in Chicago
When Alaa Al Aswani first released Chicago as a series of stories in the weekly Al Destour, he started getting letters warning him from letting the veiled protagonist, Shaimaa, fall…
Al Aswani's novel scores critical success, controversy
CAIRO: It s always a challenge for a writer to release a sophomore book after a successful debut. It s even more challenging when the debut achieves unprecedented success. Labeled…
Cairo's Taxi: Tragedy and farce juxtaposed
Eighty thousand taxis roam Cairo every day. They have become part and parcel of the city that has inspired and intrigued throughout history countless philosophers, writers and poets. In "Taxi:…
