No dignity for Egyptians

No mechanism exists to truly hold the Egyptian regime accountable to the people. The regime is rather concerned with the powers that sustain its long-standing rule: the military; the businessmen

Tragedy at Ft. Hood: a Catalyst for Change?

The American Muslim community have been the victims of widespread and carefully contrived anti-Muslim sentiment before and after the events of 9/11, whatever their origin. What Hasan did was murder,

Reflections on Fort Hood

One of my staff members wrote in an email 'hold my breath and pray that it’s not an Arab involved' — because we know that if it is some may

Syria’s MB Controller to talk about his angry message on Islamic movements close to power

Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni, the General Controller of the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, beseeched in his message to a handful of Islamic parties and the Brotherhood’s organizations in Arab

Palestinians break Israel’s wall

Palestinians and foreign activists have torn down segments of Israel's separation wall in a demonstration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Egypt, Arab world anxious for Marwa killer’s verdict

Egyptians are waiting anxiously for a verdict to be delivered by a Dresden court in the killing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in July. Marwa el-Sherbini’s killing sparked massive outrage

Egypt says no to Iran news channel

CAIRO: The Crew of al-Alam news channel, an Iranian news channel in Arabic, were surprised on Tuesday evening by their broadcasting being dropped on both of Egypt’s main satellites, Nile

What China’s $10 billion means for Africa

CAIRO: China continued its push in Africa over the weekend at an international conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, offering the continent $10 billion in concessional loans. The two-day forum on China-Africa

Egypt spends 8.71 billion pounds on communications in 3 months

CAIRO: A recent report issued by the Ministry of Communications revealed that Egyptians spent 8.71 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.5 billion) on communications during the period from April to June. The

Egypt police officer gets some justice for torturing mentally disabled

CAIRO: In a move that has already received much praise from human rights advocates in Egypt, police Col. Akram Soliman has been sentenced to five years in prison after being