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An instrument 'built by God'

The adage that adversity produces greatness is particularly pronounced in music. Jazz…

Jonathan Spollen

Wust El Balad's ill-fated journey from stage to the metro station

A recording contract must be something of a mixed blessing for an…

Sarah Carr

Indy theater artists converge on Alex for 5th Creative Forum

Alexandria is no longer a cosmopolitan city, Mahmoud Aboudoma, director of the…

Joseph Fahim

Indonesia´s green madrassas

In a remote part of Central Java, Indonesia's most populous island, there…

Daily News Egypt

A War on Tolerance

When "tolerance becomes a term of abuse in a place like the…

Ian Buruma

At the Altar of Palestine

After he scored a goal in a recent match against Sudan in…

Daily News Egypt

US army pilot accused of selling stolen antiquities

NEW YORK: An American army helicopter pilot faces charges of selling stolen…

Agencies

Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi refused UK entry

CAIRO: The British government has refused to issue a visa to Egyptian…

Jonathan Spollen

Ministry of Health disagrees with WHO's smoking report

CAIRO: Egypt is fully enforcing all key measures to decrease the usage…

Yasmine Saleh