Veteran photographer captures exorcism inside Egypt's Coptic churches
Not many people know what a palimpsest is. The dictionary meaning is: "A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with…
Mascara girl band takes the metal/rock music scene by storm
A unique mix of metal, electronic jazz and classical tunesCurious to find out what Egyptian rock jazz with occasional traces of heavy metal sounds like? Consider venturing out to Mascara…
If shopping for a superhero, skip "Ghost Rider"
What s the worst adaptation of a comic you ve ever seen? Batman & Robin ? Catwoman ? Electra ? Fantastic Four ? or perhaps the father of all bad…
Saturday at St. Anthony's
In the barren expanse of the Eastern Desert, under the clarity of a seamless blue sky, lies a historic and often overlooked monastery. Although the monastery ranks amongst travel book…
Europe has a vital role to play in bringing Iran around
Washington is once again abuzz with talk of war, not only of the latest "strategy for victory in Iraq, but now also of military action against Iran. The harder it…
Israelis and Palestinians should ponder 'land for refugees'
It is now pretty clear that despite almost universally repeated incantations, the Quartet "road map is not going anywhere. In a way, it never was a road map, but a…
Darfur's step forward, into the precipice
It was one of those moments during the Lebanon war in summer 2006 when newspapers were glimpsing the metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel. A friend turned to…
Muslim scholars, clerics to begin exchange program with US Catholics
PHILADELPHIA: A group of Muslim clerics and scholars from the Middle East began a four-day visit to the Philadelphia area on Monday with a stop at a downtown homeless shelter.The…
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
A free global market minus social equality and government control is disastrous, says authorCAIRO: Under the umbrella of the new free market economy, growth rates have gone remarkably up and…