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Pulitzer winner Lawrence Wright: "Islam is a religion that exists in civilizations all over the world"
Lawrence Wright arrived in Egypt in 1969 to study linguistics and Arabic…
Resolution 194 may cut both ways for refugees
In the course of the 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli war, about 700,000 Arabs were…
Sarkozy to direct attention to mideast
CAIRO: Nicolas Sarkozy's spokesman announced Thursday that the new French president may…
A man who helped push the Middle East into chaos
In May 1997 Tony Blair was swept into power on an enormous…
Adel Hammouda: Ashraf Marwan was most likely murdered
LONDON: It is hard to conclude right now whether Ashraf Marwan s…
When in doubt, the world dislikes America
A new Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Survey published this week reveals…
Mystery shrouds identity of alleged foreign spies
CAIRO: After being sentenced, in absentia, to life imprisonment by the Egyptian…
For first time, exploding urban populations to exceed rural
CAIRO: Anyone living in Cairo for over five years would have no…
Tall, dark and handsome
Getting to know Egypt's beauty kingIn April, Amr Samaha was crowned Mr.…
WORD ON THE STREET: Health Minister decree ban on FGM
CAIRO: When Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabali issued a decree to ban clitoridectomy…