Terrorists are criminals, not Muslim activists
CAMBRIDGE, UK: The rise of extremism in the Muslim world has led to the widespread view of Islam as a religion of violence, retribution and war. This is in complete…
The pluses of uncovering pornography
A Sydney-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Hilaly, recently made headlines in Australia when he publicly reflected that immodest women invite rape because they are like "uncovered meat. More unfortunate still was…
Cairo International Film Festival: Today's highlights
The Road (China)The ticket controller Li is a little ray of sunshine to the passengers of the rural bus line, for with every ticket she also sells a smile, which…
Insults, foul language traded at film festival conference
CAIRO: A question about the involvement of businessman Naguib Sawiris in the funding of the Egyptian film Istughomaya ("Hide and Seek ) torpedoed the film's premiere into a cussing session…
Losing the game of "Hide & Seek"
Last Egyptian competition film is a major disappointmentCAIRO: First touted as the winning horse of the Golden Pyramid race, Egyptian director Emad El-Bahhat s feature film Hide & Seek might…
Lost and Found in Cairo
CAIRO: The life of a rabbit in reverse. Cairo sunsets. The haunting 1920s music of Na'ima Al-Misriyya. A distressed man wandering through Zurich.In most galleries, these disparate images would never…
Egyptian textiles challenged by China and Turkey
Local textile industry faces tough competition for slice of European marketCAIRO: Egyptian textiles are on the right track in penetrating the European market, but must find a way past Chinese…
Russian Gazprom mulls exploration for gas in Egypt
CAIRO: Chairman of Gazprom s Management Committee Alexey Miller has expressed his company's interest in exploration for oil and natural gas in Egypt, according to Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh…
Local producers mount fight against consumer protection laws
CAIRO: The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) called on the government Sunday to rescind the recently ratified Consumer Protection Law, until significant amendments are made, to protect local producers from…
