The hijab: from the university to the workplace
On Feb. 9 2008, 411 out of 550 members of parliament voted…
Privatizing Africa's Development
There has been considerable progress on achieving the Millennium Development Goals since…
Gaza and the Failure of Deterrence
Every day in the Gaza Strip, strategic deterrence - the inhibition of…
Rescuing the two-state solution
Here s a truism of Middle East diplomacy. Everyone knows the outline…
Egyptian ex-Guantanamo detainee left with just empty promises
TANTA: On Oct. 1, 2005 Sami Al-Laithi turned 50. This was also…
Turkey's Secular Fundamentalist Threat
The Chief Prosecutor of Turkey's High Court of Appeals recently recommended to…
Why a flood of new archaeological discoveries?
CAIRO: Many of you may have questioned why, suddenly around this time…
With a Grain of Salt: I bang, therefore I am!
What with the banging and honking for the government we see in…
Gold futures sink further after dollar rebounds
NEW YORK: Gold prices tumbled to a one-month low Thursday, plunging after…