Art for all
Through a winding alleyway in Giza, in the rundown neighborhood of Ard El-Lewa, nestled between old buildings is the Artellewa gallery, one of the newest and most talked about art…
The analog world strikes back
Bruce Willis returns to the big screen as John McClane, the signature character he originated in 1988 s Die Hard and followed up with two sequels in the 1990s. In…
Discover Cairo's hidden art form
Tired of giving your friends the same present? Cairo s craftsmen create a unique form of needlework that offers an inspiring alternative: the khiyamiya. The history of this craft dates…
'Anna' lost in translation
If all the ills and shortcomings of the current Egyptian theater are thoroughly examined, it ll probably come down to two basic points: exaggerated acting and the loss of the…
The US must get serious, and ready, for an attack
How would America react to a future terrorist attack? Would the country come together to combat its adversaries, or would it pull further apart? Perhaps we will never have to…
Some common sense from Javier Solana
After the attack against a Spanish patrol two Sundays ago, Spain's military began cooperating with Hizbullah in the investigation to determine who had killed its soldiers. This was based on…
The truth about Ashraf Marwan?
"Mubarak resolves the Ashraf Marwan debate: he was a loyal patriot. So claimed the headline of the daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper on July 3, referring to the media frenzy that…
90 Students learn to be agents of change
CAIRO: Ninety schools students will become certified Agents of Change on July 7 by the Dance4Life organization. Taking place in the Civil Education Center, this is the first "Life Skills…
FGM: Rule of law vs. rule of tradition
CAIRO: Would a fatwa by the highest religious authority and a ministerial decree be enough to reduce, let alone stop, the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?In a county where,…
Documentary proactively tackles unemployment concerns
CAIRO: May God make it easy. It is a phrase oft-repeated among Egyptians who seem to have little hope of accomplishing the task in question. Rabinah Yesahel, or May God…