Israel, Egypt Relations Hurting Peace Process Nov 4, 2009
But those efforts are now stalled as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rushes to Cairo to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday a clear sign of concern that Egyptian and Arab support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts may be waning. Clinton, who extended her Mideast trip by a day to come to Cairo, arrives at one of the lowest ebbs in three decades of Egyptian-Israeli peace ... Egyptians have also bitterly blamed Israel for their culture minister's loss of the top post... (Fox News)
Explore ancient Egypt from $1,349 Nov 4, 2009
If youre on a tight budget, but still want to brush up on your Egyptian history and gaze at some of the countrys most well-known treasures, then youre in luck ... Travelers will start their Egyptian journey by spending two nights in the bustling city of. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Egypt: A Big Catch Feeds Millions Nov 2, 2009
Egyptian fish farms produced over 650,000 tons of finfish last year, or about 60 percent of the country's total freshwater and marine fish production, providing a cheap source of protein for the country's 80 million people. "The massive growth of aquaculture has kept fish affordable for the majority of Egyptians, so that today fish and poultry prices are more or less similar (cost) per kilo basis," says Malcolm Beveridge, Director of Aquaculture and Genetics at the WorldFish Centre ... The... (allAfrica.com)
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009
No mention of stoning for adultery, zero property rights, female genital mutilation (85 percent of Egyptian girls are cut) and many other abuses that are widespread in the Muslim world. As you said, first-draft material. (Salon)
Tamils ride their luck Oct 31, 2009
The boat was intercepted in Egyptian waters and Kethwes was detained in Cairo before being deported. Two years later, he tried again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Egypt: Egypt Makes Cultural Clout Count Oct 30, 2009
Despite recent challenges to this role with the advent of satellite television, experts say that contemporary Arab culture remains largely defined by Egyptian literature, music, film and television. "Culturally speaking, Egypt continues to dominate the region, even if its influence has waned slightly in recent years," Khyria Al-Bishlawi, culture critic and former editor of Egyptian cultural weekly Sheshaati told IPS. ... Egyptian stage plays, meanwhile, often borrowing the style of their western... (allAfrica.com)
Group: Israel Hogging West Bank Water Oct 27, 2009
To add, Arafat was an Egyptian and thanks to Israel air force it repelled Iraqi forces trying to cross into Jordan in 1971 hoping that it would overthrow King Hussein. 90% of Jordans population is "Palestinian" because Jordan comprises 83 % of the original Palestine Mandate. (CBS News)
German on trial for stabbing Muslim Oct 27, 2009
Egyptians held up the response as a sign of Islamophobia ... The Egyptian culture ministry, at the request of the Sherbini family, has canceled two previously scheduled concerts by a German orchestra this week ... The head of the Egyptian Bar Association will attend the trial, as will the Egyptian ambassador to Berlin. (CNN -- World)
Alex W in court Oct 26, 2009
A woman looks at a photo of Egyptian woman Marwa al-Sherbini outside the court in Dresden, eastern Germany, where she was stabbed to death recently ... A man accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack goes on trial in Germany on Monday in a case that inflamed tempers throughout the Muslim world ... Egyptian media quickly dubbed her "the veil martyr". (iAfrica.com)
When ancient artifacts become political pawns Oct 25, 2009
"The conspiracy was bigger than you can imagine," he told an Egyptian weekly. In fact, what may have ultimately done Hosny in, aside from his closeness to an old, tired, dictatorial regime, was his suspected role, as an Egyptian diplomat in 1985, in protecting the perpetrators of a terrorist attack on a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, during which a Jewish American tourist in a wheelchair was shot and pushed into the sea ... Likewise, Hawass had also said that his sudden announcement, in late... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past Oct 25, 2009
An Egyptian antiquities worker performs restoration work on the Ben Maimon Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, August 20. The modern-day Egyptian view of the relics ranges from disinterest to outright hostility ... But the modern-day Egyptian view of those relics lies within a narrow spectrum ranging from disinterest to outright hostility. (USA Today)
Deadly train collision in Egypt Oct 25, 2009
The trains collided at Al-Ayyat in Giza, 50km (31 miles) south of the Egyptian capital. The accident happened when a train heading south towards the town of Fayoum stopped suddenly and a second train ploughed into the back of it. (BBC News -- Africa)
Bullfights, snails a taste of Andalucia Oct 24, 2009
As you walk the cool half-mile, he'll spend an hour pointing out which paintings are five times as old as the Egyptian pyramids. The Neolithic and Paleolithic drawings of black, ochre, and red are mostly just lines or patterns, but there are also horses, goats, cattle, and a rare giant fish, made from a mixture of clay and fat by finger-painting prehistoric hombres. (CNN -- International)
Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' Oct 24, 2009
Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, 55, also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri, is an Egyptian national. The US government's Rewards for Justice website says he is "an explosives expert and poisons trainer working on behalf of al-Qaeda". (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
Read all about it Oct 24, 2009
Humans have been making and consuming written texts in one form or another since the Sumerian and Egyptian empires more than 3000 years ago. Their clay tablets and papyrus scrolls faithfully recorded information, turning thoughts, ideas and events into a symbolic language. (The Age, Australia)
Palestinian chief calls fresh elections Oct 24, 2009
Hamas has so far refused to sign up to Egyptian proposals accepted by Fatah, though Hamas officials have denied stalling on an agreement. Mr Abbas had said he would call elections even if no unity deal was reached. (BBC News -- Africa)
Alexander the Great: not first at Alexandria? Oct 24, 2009
Whether the early settlement was Greek, Egyptian or affiliated with some other culture isn't known. Nor can scientists say exactly how big the settlement might have been. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
No mention of stoning for adultery, zero property rights, female genital mutilation (85 percent of Egyptian girls are cut) and many other abuses that are widespread in the Muslim world ... I agree with you about "The Egyptian" -- it's a very underrated epic ... No, I had not realized until I wrote about "The Egyptian" in Salon that the casting of Darryl Zanuck's mistress, Bella Darvi, had caused Brando's flight from the film. (Salon)
Is Moses the man who shaped America? Oct 21, 2009
In U.S. political and cultural history, he says, the Bible's reluctant prophet, who leads his people out of Egyptian slavery to the promised land, outranks even Jesus ... They reveal a bald political propaganda piece from the oozing poison nuclear-war-like fog that kills the Egyptian firstborn to Charlton Heston striking a Statue of Liberty pose in his final moments on screen. (USA Today -- News)
Hamas stalls unity deal Oct 19, 2009
now that Hamas still has reservations about when the draft agreement should be signed," the foreign ministry spokesperson said. Hamas accused of bad faith Earlier, an Egyptian official accused Hamas of bad faith over its refusal to sign up to the unity deal on schedule. "Egypt was surprised by Hamas's procrastination when it said it could not come to Cairo on the planned date," the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper quoted the unnamed official as saying. "The delay to reconciliation and the fact... (iAfrica.com)
Berlin museum rises from the ashes Oct 18, 2009
BERLIN'S war-ruined Neues Museum has reopened, rebuilt from rubble by British architect David Chipperfield as a home for Queen Nefertiti's bust and the city's Egyptian and prehistory collections. The Neues Museum suffered bomb damage in World War II and was left to decay, exposed to rain, wind and snow. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
‘Tomb 10A’ lets you look history right in the face Oct 18, 2009
There are some things that bring the ancient Egyptians closer to us, and some that make them seem further away ... There is something very moving about the intensity of the ancient Egyptians desire not to be forgotten, not to vanish into dust, and indeed to thrive in the afterlife ... Unlike a lot of Egyptian shows which are often loosely themed grab-bags of unrelated objects, this one has a tight focus, and brings us into the process of discovery and interpretation like few exhibitions of... (Boston Globe)
Community Collaborates to Welcome Egyptian Ambassador Hossam Zaki to Sacramento Oct 17, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delegata is proud to host Egyptian Ambassador Hossam Zaki in Sacramento on Friday, October 16, 2009 in partnership with leading organizations including California International Relations Foundation, California State Senate, University of California, Davis, University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law and the World Affairs Council. The Building Bridges initiative was founded by Delegatas CEO and President, Kais Menoufy, to re-establish relationships between the East and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Egyptian, Danish students learn about American business at OCtech Oct 17, 2009
Muhammad is among seven Egyptian students taking classes at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College for one year as part of a nationwide student exchange program ... He says there are many differences between American and Egyptian culture ... For instance, Egyptians completely separate their business and personal lives, he said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
UNESCO confirms first female director-general Oct 16, 2009
Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny after a suspenseful and drawn-out race, sealing victory in the fifth round of balloting at the end of September. She will take the oath of office in November to begin her four-year term as the incumbent Japanese Matsuura Koichiro, 72, ends his second five-years terms then. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pharaonic-Era Sacred Lake Unearthed in Egypt Oct 16, 2009
CAIRO Archaeologists have unearthed the site of a pharaonic-era sacred lake in a temple to the Egyptian goddess Mut in the ruins of ancient Tanis, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said the lake, found 12 metres below ground at the San al-Hagar archaeological site in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, was 15 metres long and 12 metres wide and built out of limestone blocks. (Fox News)
Louvre to return Egyptian frescos Oct 10, 2009
The Egyptians say the Louvre bought the Pharaonic steles in 2000 even though it knew they had been stolen in the 1980s ... The committee's experts were said to have been satisfied with the evidence presented by the Egyptian authorities showing they had been stolen ... Ancient Egyptian artworks and relics are displayed in many of the world's top museums, but in recent years the Egyptian government has stepped up pressure to repatriate some of them. (BBC News -- Africa)
France agrees to return Egyptian art Oct 10, 2009
Commission to send back painted wall fragments from 3,200-year-old tomb. updated 11:08 a.m. ET Oct. 9, 2009. (MSNBC -- International)
If Tehran Gets the Bomb Oct 10, 2009
Instead, conceive of it rather like this: There is an American-backed regional system, and then there are thosefrom Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviet Union to Bin Laden and the Islamists and now Iran and its regional assets Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamaswho are eager to create a new Middle East of their own design. Since 1944, Saudi Arabia, home of the world's largest known oil reserves, has been the anchor of the American order, with the other Gulf states and Jordan also... (Slate)
From cold Zurich to the warm Bahamas Oct 10, 2009
Then, in 1929, in the matter of an Egyptian real estate company registered in London, the House of Lords held that since its governors, accounts et al were in Cairo, it did not have to pay taxes. This opened the door to the classic tax haven strategy - register in a place where there are no taxes and carry out activities elsewhere. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
France to return Egypt artifacts after tiff Oct 10, 2009
PARIS - France s culture minister agreed yesterday to return five painted wall fragments to Egypt after a row over their ownership prompted the Egyptians to cut ties with the Louvre Museum ... France is full of emblems of Egyptian history, from the Obelisk of Luxor at the Place de la Concorde, given to France by an Egyptian viceroy in the 19th century, to halls of sculptures, sarcophagi, and other works in the Louvre. (Boston Globe)
Egypt defends split with Louvre Oct 9, 2009
But his campaign faltered over controversy about a comment he made in Parliament in 2008 promising to burn any Israeli books in Egyptian libraries. Hosny had made the comment apparently trying to defend himself against allegations by Egyptian lawmakers that he was soft on Israel. (Boston Globe)
• Reclaiming tradition Oct 8, 2009
The museum that houses them, a former medieval castle built in the 13th century, has built a large international collection of antiques since it was founded in 1825, including Greek and Egyptian items. The museum considered the Alaska masks and Pinart's study of them a part of France's intellectual history. (Juneau Empire)
Egypt demands France returning stolen relics Oct 8, 2009
If the culture ministry's special meeting on Friday issues returning ruling, "the ministry is ready to restitute the relics to the Egyptian authorities without delay," Frederic Mitterrand said in a statement ... Egyptian authorities keep demanding restitution of many antiquities scattered in many famous museums in these years, some succeeded, for example France returned some royal mummy's hair in 2007, but more are fruitless. (Xinhuanet, China)
Egypt UNESCO Loss Stirs Debate On Ties With Israel Oct 8, 2009
The message has been embraced and amplified by many in the Egyptian media who, like a large number of their fellow citizens, have a deep distrust of Israel and reject normal relations with the Jewish state even though the two countries made peace over 30 years ago ... Outspoken author Alaa al-Aswany reminded Egyptians that Hosni is an unelected cultural minister who is largely ignored by intellectual and artistic circles in Egypt ... Al-Aswany believes there are "10,000" more qualified Egyptian... (CBS News -- World)
Egypt severs ties with Louvre over artifacts Oct 8, 2009
The French said there were five fragments, while the Egyptians report four ... "It wasn't until November 2008, after archaeologists rediscovered the tomb from which the frescoes appear to have come, that serious doubts emerged about the legality of their removal from Egyptian territory," a statement from Mitterrand's office said ... If the committee favors returning the pieces to Egypt, Mitterrand's office said he is "ready to immediately return the frescoes to Egyptian authorities.". (Florida Today)
6Egyptian Lawmakers to Ban Kit That Helps Women Fake Virginity» Oct 8, 2009
Egyptian Lawmakers to Ban Kit That Helps Women Fake Virginity - Women's Health - FOXNews ... Egyptian Lawmakers to Ban Kit That Helps Women Fake Virginity ... CAIRO Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to help women fake their virginity and one scholar has even called for the "exile" of anyone who imports or uses it. (Fox News)
Egyptian Lawmakers: Ban Chinese Fake Hymen Oct 6, 2009
(AP) Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to h 00004000 elp women fake their virginity and one scholar has even called for the "exile" of anyone who imports or uses it ... That set off fears of conservative parliament members that Egyptian women might start ordering the kits ... Sheik Sayed Askar, a member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood who is on the parliamentary committee on religious affairs, said the kit will make it easier for Egyptian... (CBS News)
Culture wars Oct 2, 2009
Egyptians nervous of Israeli culture ... Real co-operation between Egyptians and the Israelis would raise the possibility of peace in this region ... True, there are no written laws to stop writers from travelling to Israel to promote their books but those who have tried have been castigated - even ostracised - by Egyptian society. (BBC News -- Africa)
FBI pays wrongly detained Egyptian man $250,000 Sep 25, 2009
FBI paying wrongly detained Egyptian man $250,000 - National Wire - fresnobee ... NEW YORK -- The FBI paid $250,000 this week to an Egyptian man detained when a pilot's aviation radio was found after the Sept. 11 attacks in his hotel room overlooking the World Trade Center, his lawyer said Thursday ... Higazy, the son of an Egyptian diplomat, was charged with making false statements after a handheld pilot radio was found in a safe in the room where he stayed on Sept. 11. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
A family of 10, surviving on faith Sep 24, 2009
However, adoptions within the minority Christian community in Egypt do take place - including by Egyptian Christians living abroad. But experts say they face enormous obstacles from authorities, so many couples and those arranging adoptions resort to forging documents and bribes. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Egypt loser condemns Unesco vote Sep 24, 2009
The Egyptian culture minister lost out on the UN post by four votes. The Egyptian culture minister who lost the race to become head of Unesco has accused the United Nations of becoming "politicised" ... Last year Mr Hosny said he would burn "Israeli books in Egyptian libraries". (BBC News -- Europe)
Egypt: Minister blames Jews for UNESCO loss Sep 24, 2009
Egyptian official blames Jews for UNESCO loss ... While Hosni was cited as a favorite for months before the election, Bokova gained ground at the last minute as other candidates dropped out, partly amid attempts to consolidate support for a strong challenger to the Egyptian candidate ... The outcry against Hosny focused on his threat in the Egyptian parliament last year to personally burn any Israeli book he found in Egypt's famed Library of Alexandria. (MSNBC -- International)
Egyptian says Jews kept him from UN job Sep 24, 2009
Hosny s candidacy raised an outcry because of a threat he made in the Egyptian Parliament last year to personally burn any Israeli book he found in Egypt s famed Library of Alexandria. While he later apologized and Israel said it had withdrawn its opposition to his candidacy, several prominent Jewish activists spoke out against his UNESCO bid. (Boston Globe)
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Pla... Sep 24, 2009
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium ... An affordable local sightseeing attraction to visit on vacations in the San Francisco Bay Area is this Egyptian attraction, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium. (Suite101.com)
Arab world divided over reasons behind Hosni's UNESCO loss Sep 24, 2009
CAIRO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Arab world divided on Wednesday over the reasons behind Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni's loss in the race for UNESCO's top post to Bulgaria's Irina Bokova ... In her statement made after winning the UNESCO's fierce elections, Bokova paid her respects to the Egyptian candidate, adding that she would work with Egypt and other Arab countries to improve cultural diversity and avoid the clash of civilizations ... But Wahid abdel-Maguid, vice chief of AL-Ahram... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Bulgarian beats Egyptian candidate after five rounds of voting at UNESCO Sep 24, 2009
Bulgarian beats Egyptian candidate after five rounds of voting at UNESCO ... A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanized opposition ... Irina Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny after a suspenseful and drawn-out race, sealing victory in an unprecedented fifth round of balloting at... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Bulgarian wins top UNESCO job after anti-Semitism row Sep 23, 2009
Bulgaria's Irina Bokova won the top job at the UN culture agency Tuesday after a race clouded by anti-Semitism accusations against her Egyptian rival, a UNESCO official said. PARIS (AFP) - Bulgarian career diplomat Irina Bokova won the top job at the UN culture agency Tuesday after a race clouded by anti-Semitism accusations against her Egyptian culture minister rival, UNESCO officials said ... "I said to the Egyptian delegation that I hope that we will be together and that I never believed in... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Who's Afraid of Sibel Edmonds? Sep 23, 2009
When someone who is Turkish calls Grossman, the FBI monitors that individual s phone calls, and when the Turk calls a friend who is a Pakistani or an Egyptian or a Saudi, they monitor all those contacts, widening the net. EDMONDS: Correct. (The American Conservative)
Bulgarian chosen to head Unesco Sep 23, 2009
Ms Bokova beat the favourite, Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, whose candidacy had been clouded by allegations of anti-Semitism ... Last year he said he would be willing to "burn Israeli books in Egyptian libraries", though he has since apologised for the remark. (BBC News -- Europe)
Bulgarian Diplomat Wins UNESCO Race Sep 23, 2009
(PARIS) A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.'s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanized opposition. Irina Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny after a suspenseful and drawn-out race, sealing victory in the fifth round of balloting at the organization's Paris headquarters ... In the run-up to the vote, Egyptian newspapers carried stories of a... (Time.com)
Aide: Israel PM Won't Yield on Settlements Sep 22, 2009
There was a time (post-1948, pre-1967) when the Arab League might have stood tall and demanded a UN-recognized State of Palestine, which was then under occupation by Egyptian and Jordanian forces. Anyone care to address this. (CBS News)
Fathia : The Rock Of The Nkrumah Family Sep 21, 2009
The young Egyptian woman who left her country to marry the most illustrious African anti-colonial leader of his time was inevitably invested with iconic qualities ... The ceremony was a very simple affair, which came as a shock to an Egyptian bride who expected an ostentatious marriage ceremony befitting a head of state ... She had the honour of being the only Egyptian woman to dance with the Duke of Edinburgh when he accompanied Queen Elizabeth II on an official visit to Ghana in 1962. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sensual and sacred Sep 20, 2009
This combination of side and front perspectives, seem to be rather similar to that seen in ancient Egyptian figures. I have taken stylised anatomy from temple sculptures and palm leaf illustrations and given them my own creative interpretations. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
UNESCO Undecided Over New Leader Sep 20, 2009
UN Culture And Education Agency Undecided Over New Leader Amid Flap Over Egyptian Candidate ... The front-runner is longtime Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosni, who is opposed by Jewish activists. (CBS News -- World)
Is America Hooked on War? Sep 18, 2009
Two from the UAE, one Egyptian and one Lebanese. The reports issued by security and intelligence departments around the world found absolutely no operational connection between Saddam and Al-Quaida before we invaded Iraq. (CBS News -- Politics)
Jewish Activists Concerned Ahead Of UNESCO Vote Sep 18, 2009
(AP) He's an Egyptian culture minister who once threatened to burn Israeli books _ and he might soon become the face of the United Nations' arm for learning and culture ... Farouk Hosni, a painter and Egyptian culture minister for over two decades, is considered a leading candidate, despite the concerns of activists who question whether he would deal fairly with Israel and whether a man who oversees censorship at home should be entrusted with high international office ... In 2008, speaking... (CBS News -- World)
An artist's facetious nod to pop culture Sep 18, 2009
The final component of the exhibition comprises artifacts from a Gwen Stefani archaeological dig, which includes a timeline of pop culture music figures ("Stefani is presented as the ruler of the Tragic Kingdom period," Aoki says) and ersatz burial artifacts, such as an Egyptian burial tomb and a Chia Pet Stefani. "Some of the work in this part of the show is presented as being lost in storage for hundreds of years in Los Angeles, which is currently covered in water due to global warming," Aoki... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Doubts over Cairo's historic zoo Sep 14, 2009
It remains popular with Egyptian families, but the BBC's Yolande Knell reports on challenges to its survival - from property developers, mismanagement and animal welfare advocates ... At just one Egyptian pound (less than $0 ... For many Egyptians, the zoo is a reminder of the faded glory of Cairo. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ancient Mythology and Views of Crea... Sep 14, 2009
Furthermore, according to David Leeming, author of The World of Myth, while in its explanatory or etiological aspect, a myth is a "form of history, philosophy, theology, or science," it is also "an 'old wives tale, meaning a generally accepted belief that is unsubstantiated by fact. Consequently, a myth is simply a narrative or chronicle that explains, in metaphorical terms, the beliefs of a people about events, both current and past. Whether these stories are true or false is totally... (Suite101.com)
Black figures wax eloquent Sep 13, 2009
There are political, civil rights, and entertainment figures of African descent from Imhotep, the Egyptian architect and physician, through W.E.B. Du Bois, a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to Billie Holiday to Nelson and Winnie Mandela to Colin Powell, and, in the born-in-Baltimore section, the late Celtics star Reggie Lewis. But it is the lynching exhibit, in a separate below-ground room with a posted warning that children under age 12 should probably... (Boston Globe)
On the road to gentle heroism Sep 12, 2009
Now and then we pick one up for firewood; still surprisingly heavy, they burn brilliantly ; although so, they say, did the Egyptian mummies that fuelled all those 19th-century steam trains. Only when we encounter a herd of wild camels ; with their wonderful, superior expressions and their zig-zag hind legs ; does it dawn on me that the Ghan was named for the Afghan cameleers who did so much to make central Australia a going concern but are now largely forgotten. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Secret Lives of Saudi Arabian Schoolgirls Sep 9, 2009
In the 1960s and '70s, Wahhabism was fused with radical Egyptian salafisma return to the way Islam was practiced in the first three centuries of its existencewhen Saudi Arabia granted sanctuary to Egyptian firebrands escaping the wave of secular Arab nationalism in their home country. Now, Wahhabi-salafis exert near-total control over the Saudi ministries of education and justiceand the religious police. (Slate)
The Architect of 9/11 Sep 9, 2009
A month after 9/11, Fouad Ajami in the New York Times Magazine, "I almost know Mohamed Atta, the Egyptian [at] the controls of the jet that crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center." While the Middle East scholar had never met the lead hijacker, Ajami knew his type: the young Arab male living abroad, tantalized by yet alienated from Western modernity, who retreats into fundamentalist piety ... "I would say this is not realistic, these are dreams. But why should young people not... (Slate)
Israel row hits Unesco race Sep 8, 2009
Farouk Hosny, Egypt's culture minister, made a pledge in 2008 to burn Israeli books in Egyptian libraries ... In recent years, numerous Egyptian bloggers have been arrested, including Wael Abbas in April 2009 and Abdel Kareem Soliman in 2007 who was sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the president ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Egyptian minister's candidacy to lead UNESCO sparks controversy - 4 hrs ago Egypt minister's bid to lead UNESCO raises hackles - 5 hrs ago * Storm... (BBC News -- Africa)
