An Ant’s Cry: The exploitation of the revolution continues
In the recently released Ahmed Fouad Negm biopic “El-Fagoumy,” director Essam El-Shamaa ventured to capitalize on the January 25 Revolution by inserting footage of the protests at the very end…
The women of the Arab spring: from protesters to parliamentarians?
By Natana DeLong-Bas BOSTON, Massachusetts: What do Asmaa Mahfouz, Munira Fakhro and Tawakul Karman all have in common? They are all strong, capable women defying the popular Western image of the…
Religion, out of place?
By Maria José Rosado-Nunes Brazil is seen as a country of diverse and profound faith. But though religion is an important reference point in the lives of the population, the extent…
France’s UNESCO ambassador to resign to fight Sarkozy
PARIS: France's ambassador to UNESCO, the former minister Rama Yade who fell into disfavour with President Nicolas Sarkozy, has decided to resign to join an ally's campaign to unseat him.…
Erdoğan’s Economic Revolution
By Ibrahim Ozturk ISTANBUL: Since 2002, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been governing Turkey with remarkable success in economic terms. Indeed, its record is almost unique in Turkey’s modern…
A Post-Crisis World of Risk
By Michael Spence MILAN: The global economy’s most striking feature nowadays is the magnitude and interconnectedness of the macro risks that it faces. The post-crisis period has produced a multi-speed world,…
Military head of ERTU denies interference in editorial policy
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: General Tarek Al-Mahdy, acting head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union's board of trustees (ERTU) and member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF),…
Conservatives and Renaissance parties coalesce
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: political parties Al-Muhafzeen (Conservatives) and Al-Nahda (Renaissance) announced on Wednesday they will unify in order to “strengthen and enhance” their chances in the elections. Mostafa Abdel-Aziz, former…
Egypt’s antiquities minister cleared in appeal
By AP CAIRO: An appeals court cleared Egypt's antiquities minister on Wednesday of failing to implement a court order, sparing the international face of Egyptian archaeology from a year in…
ElBaradei to appear on state TV after canceled interview
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said he will appear on State TV’s Channel Two on Thursday with Islamic preacher Amr Khaled after his appearance on Wednesday was…