Egyptian photojournalists make it to the limelight
Journalists may use infinite words to tell the same story, but for photojournalists, it takes just one click to do it.Sawy Culture Wheel's Word Hall is currently hosting the works…
The only thing worth dying for
The period of time immediately following September 11, 2001 - for Americans at least - feels now like a blur. It's not that media reports were necessarily unclear, nor was…
Sphinx-lined alley hints at wealth of Egypt's lost empires
LUXOR: The ancient path that Egyptian worshippers and Roman provincials once trod as they crossed between the temples of Luxor and Karnak will be opened to tourists next month, officials…
Book critical of Libyan regime seized at Cairo Book Fair
CAIRO: State security investigations officers have seized a book critical of the Libyan regime and arrested its publisher, who was still in custody at time of press."The Leader Is Cutting…
God by any other name
Karachi, Pakistan - There is much that we can learn from the recent attacks on several churches in Malaysia spurred by the use of the word Allah-the Arabic word for…
The treason of the magistrates
PARIS: In democracies, justice is supposed to be independent. Some prosecutors and investigating magistrates, however, conveniently forget this. Indeed many among them are deeply enmeshed in politics, pursuing agendas -…
The roots of China's rapid recovery
BEIJING: China's GDP is estimated to have grown 8.7% year on year in 2009 - once again the highest rate in the world - with the fourth-quarter increase reaching 10.7%,…
What Americans think about Muslims
WASHINGTON, DC: The American people and their openness to Muslim communities will in many ways determine the success of US President Barack Obama s global engagement initiative, which he launched…
Court of Cassation rescinds death sentence in 6th October double homicide case
CAIRO: A 20-year-old blacksmith found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of two university students in an upscale 6th of October City compound in November 2008, got another…