If I only had a smile

Qena's children with clefting receive free corrective surgeryCAIRO: A smile crosses barriers and cultures. The simple upward curve of the corners of the mouth is a universal expression of pleasure…

Aida Nassar

Sometimes science catches up with common sense

Medical prescriptions sometimes come with an instruction to take medicine on a full stomach. Doctors often counsel patients to pay attention to their diet as they recover from illness. It's…

Daily News Egypt

Palestinian apathy does not mean an end to resistance

I have been observing discussions in Ramallah for some time now, trying to understand what people think about the political situation in general and the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in…

Daily News Egypt

Jitters over the looming Fatah-Hamas showdown

Palestinian politics is approaching the point of no return. The power struggle between the Islamist Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and his secular-nationalist Fatah movement is intensifying, with tensions…

Daily News Egypt

Cairo International Film Festival: Today's highlights

Hide and Seek (Egypt)With an original storyline and a cast of first-time actors, Emad El-Bahat s feature debut might end up being the dark horse of the competition.GoodNews9:00 pm Summer…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

It's a musical but they keep the solos to a minimum, thankfully

Nothing But That reintroduces the forgotten genre in festival s main competition Mafeesh Gheir Keda (Nothing But That)Director: Khaled El Haggar: Script: Kawthar Mostafa and Azza ShalabyActors: Nabila Ebeid, Khaled…

Sarah El Sirgany

"Indigènes" premieres in Cairo

CAIRO: The award-winning Algerian film depicting racism against Arabs and North Africans in France opened yesterday at the Cairo International Film Festival amid accolades. Director Rachid Bouchareb's "Indigènes (Days of…

Joseph Fahim

Art imitates life: raising awareness, one child at a time

World AIDS day event uses photos and art to educateCAIRO: In a sunny courtyard in Agouza, a crowd of squealing kids gathers around a couple buckets of sloppy paint. They…

Jered Stuffco

Google announces partnerships with Egypt's education authorities

To offer over 10 million students Google applications for e-mail, calendar and instant messagingCAIRO: Google has announced that it is providing Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education the ability to offer…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

G8 members recognize Arab efforts for reform

Foreign Minister states regional troubles a concern for allCAIRO: The members of G8 have been won over by the seriousness of Arab efforts in the areas of political, economic and…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein