Independent films push the envelope
Independent Film Festival showcases the best of Egyptian and British Indies Last Tuesday the British independent film producer Mark Booth from B3 Media Productions - a nonprofit media arts production…
With a Grain of Salt
I was elated with the news that the US is planning to cut its aid to Egypt by $200 million for its bad human rights record.Such a fortunate step should…
From religious extremist to peacemaker
WASHINGTON,DC: Today s world seems to have gone insane in the name of God. Violence and extremism take centre-stage in international news and much of it speaks in religious terms.…
An 'incongruous' force enters Darfur
There is, at last, a "breakthrough in the crisis in Darfur. The Sudanese government has given "unconditional acceptance to a 20,000-strong force of United Nations and African Union peacekeepers. Under…
The Hamas moment has come; thank Fatah for that
Hamas' capture of the Gaza Strip last week has created, along with Iran, a second radical Islamist state in the Middle East. The region, probably the Arab-Israeli conflict, and certainly…
American travels with an ikhwan to his poor village
CAIRO: I met two members of the Muslim Brotherhood during a visit to the Pyramids. After establishing that they don't want to kill me because and I don't want to…
Organ transplants between ethics and persuasion
CAIRO: "Despite the fact that organ transplants have been successfully carried out for decades, there still remain many ethical and organizational angles to the issue, said Professor Francois-rene Pruvot, from…
Tower to the people: A 45-year-old symbol revamped
CAIRO: Plans to clean and renovate the Cairo Tower have reached their half way mark as engineers from Arab Contractors hope to finish the project by December 2007. Located on…
Court ruling doesn't end niqab controversy at AUC
CAIRO: A raging legal battle that lasted several years, ended with a court ruling that will allow women wearing the niqab (face veil) to enter the American University in Cairo…
The shortest Nile crossing
In the absence of bridges, a ferry is the only means to cross the riverCAIRO: It would certainly catch your attention as you drive along one of two narrow roads…