Brotherhood promises no restrictions on Copts if in power

CAIRO: The banned-but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group seeks to promote the Sharia, and the khilafa (Caliphate rule), without imposing financial or legal restrictions on Copts in Egypt, says Brotherhood-affiliated…

Yasmine Saleh

Learn to have cultural family fun

The long weekend and mid-year break, as well as the cooler winter temperatures, are a great time to explore the city with your family. It's also a great way for…

Aida Nassar

Affordable sushi at my place

If you are one of the people who regularly crave sushi then you are either loaded and willing to pay the big bucks or you practice admirable self control. In…

Sarah El Sirgany

From Japan to America and finally Egypt – the story of a fish that journeyed far

The Japanese may have lost World War II, but if their culture and cuisine have any say, they may be winning the battles for minds and stomachs.Manga cartoons, which exploded…

Daily News Egypt

Finding football amidst the smog

What to do if you want to kick like your heroesLet's admit it, every armchair supporter of the world's greatest game (that's football, otherwise known as soccer to US residents)…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Sci-tech: Side-stepping Moore's Law

Multi-core processing: Doing more, even if you don't need toThe wonders of technology have brought us many ways to pass and - let's be honest - exploit our time. And…

Wael Elazab

Holier than now: young Jerusalem offers plenty of treats

Great food, hip cafes and a bumping nightlifeJerusalem: In a brick theatre dating from pre-Ottoman times, a crowd of revelers has gathered to groove to the unrelenting thump of minimal…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

All about trashing Trans Fats

The hidden fats in your everyday meal or snackYou may be aware that processed foods and junk foods are bad for you, but do you know why? Numerous dietary culprits…

Daily News Egypt

A woman's guide to making a marriage work

We have never seen more marriages ending in divorce than in this decade but the concept of marriage counseling is still relatively new to Egypt. Because of upbringing and rigid…

Jumana Shehata

Seven-way power linkage project states accept Palestine's membership in principle

Several recommendations were adopted at a meeting of electricity ministers of the seven member states of a regional power linkage project on earlier this week, including the approval of Palestine…

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