Egyptian wins World Open squash title
Malaysia's Nicol David made history for the fourth time this year when victory over top-seeded Rachael Grinham of Australia on Sunday made her the first Asian woman to win the…
Cutting it
CAIRO: Achieving recognition in Hollywood is simply nothing more than a dream for many. Except for a handful, most Arabs have always looked at that dream as unattainable, coupled with…
Picket fences
CAIRO: In an effort to combat the acute shortages of economy housing units, the government has launched a number of initiatives aimed at dealing with the situation. President Hosni Mubarak,…
U.S. government ignores election violence
CAIRO: A U.S.-based human rights organization criticized the United States government for its claims that the Egyptian government was dedicated to having free and fair elections, and accuses it of…
Judge orders detention of Ayman Nour, fellow defendants, in forgery trial
Judge Abdel Salam Gomaa gave no reason for ruling that Nour and his co-accused should be held in prison, but Egyptian judges often make such orders when a guilty verdict…
UNICEF and Al-Azhar University present new manualdesigned to underscore importance of children in Islam
Children are a gift from Allah Almighty; they are a trust in our custody
The opiate of the masses
CAIRO: As parents of a young child, we are faced everyday with new and troubling decisions. This morning's crise de jour: How much television should she watch? It's a difficult…
Paradise Now
CAIRO: The joy of the Cairo film festival, on the cusp of its 30th anniversary and still an all-round model of mediocrity, is that it invariably houses the rare gem.…
Present and tense: A woman's quest
We pick cold cuts with our unwashed fingers from styrofoam plates My wife and I now live in Zamalek, in a flat with a terrific Nile view, a small kitchen…
Sowing seeds of doubt
CAIRO: "Daddy,Are you a terrorist? A simple enough question coming from a 7-year-old boy, one that seems harmless and perhaps even funny - but for the father, the question was…
