Live and let die: the disturbing case of Piergiorgio Welby
On Dec. 21, an Italian doctor, Mario Riccio, disconnected a respirator that was keeping Piergiorgio Welby alive. Welby, who suffered from muscular dystrophy and was paralyzed, had battled unsuccessfully in…
Arab civil society thrives in moveable conferences
In the span of five days last week, I had the pleasure of participating in five different events that brought together concerned civil society activists, assorted professionals, academics, and a…
Beware of 'sectarianism' in Palestine
That Saddam Hussein's execution at the hands of the Iraqi government was completely botched is no secret. That Saddam's reputation among Arabs was "rehabilitated to some extent due to the…
Muslims "get" globalisation, but does it get them?
The real impact of globalization on Muslim-Western relations has been mixed, but as the adage reminds us, bad news travels faster . Ironically, the speed advantage of globalization's negative press…
Egypt detects new human bird flu case
CAIRO: Doctors in Egypt have detected a new human case of the H5N1 bird flu, the 19th in the country so far, health ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shaheen said Wednesday.Warda…
Student blogger trial to start in Alexandria court today
ALEXANDRIA: The trial of student blogger Abdel Karim Soliman Amer who has been detained by state security since November because of his controversial writings on Islam is scheduled to start…
Administrative court rules garbage collection to be separated from electricity bill
CAIRO: The Administrative Judiciary Court decided last week to remove garbage collection fees from the electricity bill, after citizens protested to what they deemed an unfair move.According to a source…
Retired journalists at Al Ahram asked to clean out their desks
CAIRO: Al Ahram daily newspaper s decision to terminate the contracts of 65 of their veteran journalists and columnists caused an outcry inside the oldest state-owned newspaper in the country.Editor-in-chief…
Blatter raises suspicions over doping violations by Ahly
Cairo: FIFA president Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter raised suspicions of doping violations by Egyptian champions Ahly when he said that the world football governing body has discovered two positive cases during…