Farouk Hosni and the conspiracy theory

Following Farouk Hosni's losing bid to UNESCO, official sources in Egypt said, "The European-American alliance and the Jewish lobby managed to defeat the Egyptian candidate for UNESCO, Culture Minister Farouk

Geert Wilders Wants to Tax Women who Wear Hijab

Fascism’s new face in Europe, parliamentarian in the Netherlands Geert Wilders, proposes taxing Muslim women who wear hijab (head covering) 1000 Euros.

UN Report on Cast Lead, Jewish Self-Hatred and Spin

The recent release of the UN study headed by the South African jurist Richard Goldstone is a watershed of sorts in the diplomatic history of Israel.

Privacy..what privacy? Egyptian TV programme takes passenger for a ride but where will they end?

It seems that the Egyptian TV programme "Taxi" on OTV has surpassed all ethics ignoring the balance between privacy and freedom of speech and the broadcasting of conversations made during

Detainees remain behind bars in appalling conditions despite release orders

State security continues in their defiance with their insistence in ignoring verdicts to release detainees belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Eight release orders issued on September 17 have been

In Re: [Mona Eltahawy] A Book Burner for Unesco?

After studying the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood, I have the impression that it encompasses two somewhat different currents: Westernizing Islamic modernists and Salafist reformers, who want to go back to primary

Gaza to Obama: “Mr. President, our justice still denied, Our wounds are still open”

Dear President Obama: Our wounds in Gaza are still open, our justice still denied. Israel's 23 day offensive (28 December 2008- 19 January 2009) has left our children afraid to

Wave of Labor Unrest Grips Egypt at Crucial Juncture

The warehouses of the Tanta Flax and Oil Co. are quiet, the machines covered with dust. In the silence, Hisham Abu Zaid has found a power unlike anything he has

Obama’s challenge: An Islamic renaissance

IN AUGUST, I returned to Egypt, the country of my birth, for the first time since President Obama spoke in June at the University of Cairo.

Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: Hamas in Ascendance by Hassan Barari

Jordan's MB has always been divided ideologically between hawks and doves, a division that historically has benefited and strengthened the MB. The doves -- mainly East Bankers -- served as