Uproar over Al Banna movie
CAIRO: Perhaps in response to recent Muslim Brotherhood success in the parliamentary elections, several writers and production companies are competing to produce the first movie about Hassan Al Banna, who…
Opinion
CAIRO: I recently heard a senior government official relate an anecdote. In Canada, he asked a Canadian, if you are driving late at night, and you see a red light,…
Sports Talk
Munich did not win the Oscar for best film. Not a movie critic by any stretch, I m not in a position to say whether Munich deserved the award. However,…
Continued reactions over cartoon controversy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A popular Egyptian preacher on Friday called for reconciliation between the West and the Muslim world at the start of a conference aimed at fostering religious dialogue following…
Journalists support sentenced reporter
CAIRO: A sentenced female reporter's case is still unfolding as the Egyptian court that indicted her refused her lawyers' plea for appeal on Thursday, a move that provoked criticism from…
State Department calls human rights records of Arab allies poor, problematic
WASHINGTON: The State Department called the human rights records of key Arab allies poor or problematic on Wednesday, citing flawed elections and torture of prisoners in Egypt, beatings, arbitrary arrests…
Youth explore water problems
CAIRO: There is a precious commodity that isn t traded on any exchange. It is more essential than oil and more useful to the maintenance of civilization than any metal.…
Mubarak holds talks with Berlusconi in Rome
ROME: President Hosni Mubarak met Italy s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday as the Middle Eastern leader began a three-country European tour which will also take in Germany and…
Critical moment on the political horizon
CAIRO: During a transitional stage in Egypt's politics, reassessment of public policies is a necessity. Author Alaa Al Aswani and politician Mona Makram Ebeid took turns reviewing Egypt's most captivating…
Hot Towels
CAIRO: Stereotyping and bigotry have always been frowned upon and according to Independent Filmmaker Amr El Bayoumi, "first it was the drunken Irish, the greedy Jew with the big nose,…