From heartache to Afghanistan
Have you ever worn a burqa before? asked the Amnesty International representative.One…
In Egypt suicide and scams overshadow exams
CAIRO: Soad Ahmed Hassan paces anxiously outside the school where her daughter…
Economic monopoly in a divided system
One does not need to be a scientist or a philosopher to…
Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the top of Egypt's list, says research
CAIRO: The priority of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is now at its highest…
Syd Field kicks off screenwriting workshops in Cairo
In the Leaders Training Center of Zamalek, esteemed American screenwriting coach Syd…
Samih Sawiris on Orascom's low-income housing project (Part I)
CAIRO: Driving along Cairo's labyrinthine Sixth of October bridge en route to…
History will not absolve you
In the July/August 2008 issue of the bimonthly political magazine, Foreign Affairs,…
Copts weigh in on their exclusion from political life
CAIRO: The dissenting voices of Egypt's Coptic activists have been on the…
OLC eyes Egypt's mixed-used developments
CAIRO: While the Cairo Financial Center (CFC) will likely include a tennis…
The world, ironed flat by globalization
As I walked into the traditional living room of our Baalbek home…