Eid Al Adha is on but many have to suffer skyrocketing meat prices
CAIRO: The high prices of meat and sheep are causing people to have second thoughts about offering the Eid Al Adha sacrifice.Traditionally, Muslims slaughter sheep during this Eid to offer…
Dreaming of a military victory in Iraq is dangerous
Robert Gates, the new secretary of defense, warned this week that an American failure in Iraq would be a 'calamity' that would haunt the United States for decades. Unfortunately, he's…
Tragic Blair, dishonest to the end
There is a tragic, pitiful quality to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's current tour around the Middle East. He says the trip is an effort to resurrect the Arab-Israeli peace…
George W. Bush's Last Chance in Iraq: an Israeli view
Though triggered by the need to devise an exit strategy from the Iraqi quagmire, the Iraq Study Group's grim report is a devastating indictment of the Bush administration's entire foreign…
Clip, strip, nip, tuck, pluck, suck
CAIRO: The 30th Cairo International Film Festival ended two weeks ago and fast on its heels was the Marrakech film fest. When that ended, Dubai, the concrete jungle, hosted its…
'Tis the season to be jolly
It s that time of the year when Christmas carol melodies seem to haunt you. Whether it s blaring from shopping outlets sound systems or your child who is practicing…
Verses of life
A poetic biography of Nabeel Yassin s life in Baathist Baghdad The wounds we make with words are greater than those made with swords. These are a mother's prophetic words…
Cement factory workers on strike
CAIRO: More than 1,500 workers at the Cement Tora Factory have been on strike since Wednesday Dec. 20. The workers' sit-in has blocked the factory entrance, stopping trucks from loading…
If you insist on having shisha, try this at-home method
CAIRO: Tired of loud traffic around downtown ahwas? Or over-the-top trendiness at Sequoia? Well, you can skip those places now. It's easier than you think to enjoy shisha in your…
Gimme That Healing Feeling
Alternative healing gaining ground in CairoIf pharmaceutical companies had their way, they would be bombarding us with cure-all multi-purpose pills, and in the process breed a generation of faux-hypochondriacs willing…
