Fables, politics and one straying angel
Throw in a multitude of Egyptian folk tales and contemporary politics (Israeli/Palestinian conflict, social and political oppression in Egypt), blend them together, turn the folk stories upside down, rewrite them…
A subtle approach in capturing Cairo's slums
Egyptian and German collaborators celebrated the publication of their latest book about Cairo's informal areas on Wednesday at Goethe Institute's downtown branch. Guests sat through two dreary hours of academic…
Much ado about the National Theater Festival
The hot summer in Cairo is coinciding with a busy cultural season: the National Theater Festival kicked off on July 1, overlapping with the Modern Dance Festival, both sponsored by…
Who will "make the world a better place" now?
WASHINGTON, DC: In the hours following Michael Jackson's death, people around the globe shared common pain, resuscitated old vinyl records stored in their basements and stayed up later than usual…
Time to bring Mahatma Gandhi back
NEW YORK: The Congress Party's unexpected landslide in India's general election was greeted with euphoria. Many believe that Congress - with its commitment to secular values, economic growth, and helping…
Achieving a "Europe of Results"
BRUSSELS: The tsunami that has swept across financial markets is a global catastrophe. If handled correctly, however, the crisis may yet raise the esteem of the European Union and its…
Egyptians see US as 'hypocritical,' says poll
CAIRO: Seventy-eight percent of Egyptians believe that the US is "hypocritical because it does not follow the international laws it promotes in other countries, a recent World Public Opinion poll…
Activists visit striking workers in Tanta factory
CAIRO: In a show of support, a delegation from the Tadamon movement visited the workers on strike at the Tanta Flax and Oil Company this week. Security forces at the…
Infant mortality rate decreasing, says CAPMAS
CAIRO: Egypt's infant mortality rate decreased by approximately 4 percent between 2006 and 2007, a recent study conducted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed.The total…