Cairo's Islamic art, on your coffee table
I have no idea why books like these are called coffee table books. Nor, for that matter, do I know why those tables are called coffee tables, since one presumes…
Hala Gorani's Inside the Middle East Diary, live from Jordan
PETRA: Locals at the Wehdat Palestinian refugee camp used to toss their garbage on the front steps of the town s main day center for the mentally disabled.Back when the…
Arab-Israelis aren't willing to be pushed around any more
With the release of a highly anticipated document, the "Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel, the Palestinian community within Israel has taken its first steps toward full empowerment.The…
Israel never liked Bush's democratization scheme
Israel and the United States have a close and vital strategic relationship that constitutes a pillar of Israel's security. Israeli leaders are aware that any major new regional policy departure…
Injecting sense into the terrorism debate
The United States as a whole - citizens, government, media and academia - broadly has had a difficult time coming to grips with the terrorism phenomenon that struck its shores…
Al-Jazeera producer charged with "harming national interest"
CAIRO: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned a decision by judicial authorities on Jan. 27 to initiate trial proceedings against Al-Jazeera TV producer Howayda Taha.Taha was charged with "harming…
Ghazl El-Mahalla textile workers say their protest is fueled by hunger
CAIRO: Zein Al-Abdeen Zaki has worked at the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory in Gharbiyya Province, north of Cairo for many years and like most laborers in Egypt's textile sector, his…
Blood donations encouraged at Adly Street
CAIRO: Downtown's Adly Street will witness a blood donation campaign organized by the ministry of international cooperation. The ministry joins nation wide efforts to encourage blood donation. Throughout Wednesday and…
YOUTH VIEWS: How Americans and Arabs view one another
When we think of regions such as the Middle East or countries like the United States, why do we often have a preconceived notion of the kind of people who…
Ghazl El-Mahalla textile workers say their protest fueled by hunger
CAIRO: Zein Al-Abdeen Zaki has worked at the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory in Gharbiyya Province, north of Cairo for many years and like most laborers in Egypt's textile sector, his…