INTERVIEW: Improving US and Arab World Relations: An Interview with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser
Michael Kaiser is the President of the John F. Kennedy Center and is the organizer of the 2007 Arab Arts Symposium scheduled for Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and…
Rice to meet with 'Arab Quartet' in Egypt
CAIRO: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Egypt on March 25 to meet with the so-called Arab Quartet on Middle East peace, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul…
Egypt names first female judges
Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt s judiciary chief has named the country s first female judges despite opposition from conservative Muslims, according to a decree published Wednesday.Mukbil Shakir, the head of…
Egypt, Turkey move toward free trade by 2020
Kassem: Egyptian textiles producers should not be threatened by liberalization CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid said Thursday the free trade agreement with Turkey entering implementation this…
Innerscapes: Portraits of women inside out
One often wonders what the bright palette, ambiguous landscape, or certain brushstroke express in a work of art. Egyptian artist Nazli Madkour provides a simple answer. They express nothing more…
Breaking the mold: Helwan art students shine at new show
Several years ago, artist and lecturer Shady El Noshokaty realized something about Helwan University's art education curriculum: it was old-fashioned, restrictive and plagued by a scatter-shot approach that did little…
Faster than the speed of sound: Where to find the latest tracks online
As major record labels try to figure out a way to stop their hemorrhaging profits, the amount of music being downloaded and streamed across the Internet continues to proliferate like…
A matter of life or death
Some people find it difficult to come to terms with the idea of death - especially if it takes away those dearest to their hearts. Sometimes the attachment is so…
Washington is learning that not every problem is a nail
What comes after Iraq? If President George W. Bush's current troop "surge fails to produce an outcome that can be called "victory, what lessons will the United States draw for…
The Arab order has no means to manage failed states
In an interview published last fall, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned against the eruption of civil war in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine. Indeed, civil war remains a threat in…