Tensions rise as role of Islamic movements in Arab world debated
CAIRO: A seminar about The Rise of Islamic Movements in Arab Parliaments early this week turned into a heated debate about the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt.The seminar is part…
Sports Talk: We and them
I've always wanted to compare what Egyptian football players get with those abroad, so now's my chance. We know the difference is huge but we want to know how huge.A…
Bahai community awaits verdict on Interior Ministry's Appeal
CAIRO: In April 2006, the Egyptian Administrative Justice Court ruled in favor of two Bahai parents who requested birth certificates for their three daughters.The Interior Ministry appealed this ruling, and…
The veil is not lifted
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif supported Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, saying that any public figure is entitled to his personal opinions.Nazif made the comment at a talk he gave to…
Blogger says she will continue advocating Coptic rights
Blogger files claim to have name removed from government blacklistCAIRO: Hala Helmy Botros, an Egyptian Coptic activist and human rights advocate says she the government her to close down her…
Amideast works toward American-Middle East understanding
CAIRO: In a world increasingly wrought by cultural misunderstanding, violent demonstrations and war, misconceptions of peoples across the pond are hard to shake.But eventually, as even the most prohibiting of…
Denial to existence of Aids is an impediment in the Middle East
CAIRO: An American University in Cairo panel marking World Aids Day highlighted the need to combat misconceptions still held by the media and the social stigma and taboos which surround…
British secret plan to cut Nile flow in 1956
LONDON: Britain made secret plans to cut off the flow of the Nile to undermine Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser weeks before the Suez crisis in 1956, according to papers…
