Bahais in Egypt fight for recognition as people
Reuters CAIRO: If Egyptian dentist Raouf Hindy would only deny his Bahai faith, he could get his children the identity documents they need to enroll in Egyptian schools and later…
WFP launches new five-year operation in Egypt
CAIRO: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Egypt s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation today launched WFP s new five-year Country Program (2007-2011) which aims to reduce…
Africa's biggest film fest opens seeking revival
OUAGADOUGOU: Africa s biggest film festival opens Saturday in the capital of Burkina Faso hoping for a revival of the continent s ailing cinema industry. The Panafrican Film and Television…
Religious leaders want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem
An historic event took place in New Delhi, Feb. 5-7, 2007, when a delegation of senior rabbis from Israel and other countries met top Hindu leaders for the first time…
Middle Eastern governments can gain from blogging
For a very long time, almost everyone agreed that media in the Arab world did not reflect the reality of things in a part of the world that has been…
When murder should simply be called murder, not 'jihad'
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, many in the Western world have struggled to correctly identify acts of terrorism and their perpetrators. Often, people reading newspapers and watching TV…
Don't boycott new seven wonders poll, says researcher
Dr Basam Al Shamaa says it would be a big mistake not to participateCAIRO: A researcher in Egyptology and ancient history is encouraging all Egyptians to participate in the international…
Men-free tourism island planned
TEHRAN: Iran plans a female-only island to boost tourism in a northwest province, the Tehran-e Emrouz newspaper on Wednesday quoted a local official as saying. It will be on the…
