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Articles of the author Colleen Gillard
Egypt President Morsi says no morality police in country, as fears mount
CAIRO: Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi's spokesman said that a morality police does not exist in the country, despite reports of men proclaiming to be part of a “Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” being reported to have (...)

06 - 07 - 2012
Maybe it's time to re-evaluate US aid to Egypt
CAIRO: The United States is not highly-regarded in Egypt these days, in fact resentment seems pretty universal—from liberals, conservatives, secular and religious, rich and poor. What is interesting about this growing animosity is that Egyptians (...)

06 - 04 - 2012
Sluts the world over
Conservative American radio host Rush Limbaugh is hardly the first man to shout “Slut! Prostitute!” at an uppity woman. I've been called these words repeatedly in Egypt. Facing relentless sexual insults on the streets of Cairo, I've felt lucky to be (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
Muslims at rally: NYPD surveillance keeps us safe
NEW YORK: Members of an Islamic coalition stood in front of police headquarters with signs to support the New York Police Department's aggressive counterterrorism efforts, saying the agency is doing what is necessary to protect the city — and (...)

07 - 03 - 2012
How the Arab Spring has transformed journalism
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: When what was expected to be a small protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square became massive and nationwide, journalists inside and outside Egypt were unprepared. “No one anticipated January 25th,” said former director general (...)

26 - 02 - 2012
Salafi religious conservatives to lead Egypt education reform
CAIRO: If religious conservatives have their way, educational reform in Egypt will reflect their strict and literalist interpretation of Islam. This will include separate programs for girls to teach them their “special roles and God-given (...)

09 - 02 - 2012
In celebration of January 25
CAIRO: While protests rage outside the Ministry of Interior hoping to finish a revolution by deposing a military regime that never quite left, other groups have been marking this one-year anniversary in celebration of events, that, while maybe (...)

06 - 02 - 2012
Celebrating and protesting in Egypt
CAIRO: Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of marchers descended on Tahrir Square January 25 to mark the one year start of the revolution that brought down Hosni Mubarak's despised regime. Last year the crowd marched to the words: “Down (...)

26 - 01 - 2012
At one Egypt “Kentucky” disabilities are no handicap
CAIRO: Maybe the best KFC in Egypt is the one in Cairo's Dokki neighborhood where none of the employees can hear your order. The counter help is fast, accurate, engaging, works together like a well-oiled machine and seems proud to be wearing the (...)

25 - 01 - 2012
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the problems of power
CAIRO: Egyptian activists have a shorthand way to help Americans understand party politics here: “Just think of the Salafi [ultra-conservative Islamists] as your Tea Party—they're not so interested in government as a way to solve Egypt's problems (...)

20 - 01 - 2012
Milan designers tweak the traditional overcoat
Milan fashion designers are sticking to the traditional and familiar in their menswear collection for next winter. The mood reflects the austerity all around, but it's not all gloom. There are flashes of color and glamour to lighten (...)

15 - 01 - 2012
Egyptian women cane morality police
Vigilante gangs of ultra-conservative Salafi men have been harassing shop owners and female customers in rural towns around Egypt for “indecent behavior,” according to reports in the Egyptian news media. But when they burst into a beauty salon in (...)

08 - 01 - 2012
Middle East Diplomacy: From Cowboy Hat to Headscarf
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton often wears a headscarf when visiting Muslim countries. It's a sign of respect. Respect is also what she has shown the overwhelming Islamist domination of Egypt's parliamentary elections. She has (...)

28 - 12 - 2011
Letter bomb explodes at Italy tax office
ROME (AP) — A letter bomb exploded Friday at an office of Italy's tax collection agency, slightly wounding the organization's director. Police were probing possible links to an Italian anarchist group that claimed credit for a thwarted attack (...)

09 - 12 - 2011
Italy's Berlusconi to resign after reforms pass
ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Tuesday to resign after Parliament passes economic reforms demanded by the European Union, capping a two-decade political career that has ended with Italy on the brink of being swept into Europe's debt (...)

09 - 11 - 2011
US-Israeli man accused of spying returns to NYC
NEW YORK: An Emory University law student who was arrested months ago at a demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square, accused of being an Israeli spy and locked in an Egyptian jail for the summer returned home to New York City on Saturday as part of a (...)

31 - 10 - 2011
US-Israeli student accused of spying returns to NY
NEW YORK — A U.S.-Israeli citizen imprisoned in Egypt for four months on allegations he spied for Israel has returned home to New York after gaining his freedom in a prisoner swap. Emory University law student Ilan Grapel arrived at Kennedy (...)

29 - 10 - 2011
Venice: Greek film 'Alps' explores grief
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film, "Alps," proposes a novel, if disquieting, technique for grief counseling. "Alps" is the name chosen to designate an ad-hoc group whose members stand in for deceased loved ones, purportedly to help the (...)

06 - 09 - 2011
Chastain inspired Pacino's 'Wilde Salome'
Al Pacino's movie "Wilde Salome" is a complicated examination of Oscar Wilde's once-forbidden play about illicit love and revenge. But his inspiration was simple: Jessica Chastain. "There is Jessica Chastain, who I really believe is the reason (...)

05 - 09 - 2011
McQueen launches sex-addict film 'Shame' in Venice
For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film "Shame," his new film that portrays the life of a 30-something sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender in often graphic detail. "Excess and access. New York is (...)

05 - 09 - 2011
Italy to unfreeze $505 million in Libyan assets
MILAN — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says Italy is preparing to release €350 million ($505 million) in Libyan assets frozen in Italian banks. Berlusconi described the planned release as a first tranche. Italy has not disclosed the (...)

25 - 08 - 2011
Egyptian exec accused in attack on NY hotel maid
NEW YORK (AP) — A former chairman of one of Egypt's major banks was arrested Monday on charges of sexually abusing a maid at a Manhattan hotel, just weeks after the arrest of former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on similar (...)

31 - 05 - 2011
UNHCR: Witnesses say ship with 600 sunk near Libya
MILAN (AP): A ship carrying up to 600 migrants trying to flee Libya has sunk just off the coast of the North African country, the U.N. Refugee Agency said Monday, citing witness accounts. The agency is trying to confirm what happened to the (...)

09 - 05 - 2011
Morocco road trip: Cafes, camels and medinas
The dusty road to Marrakech had just started to straighten out after hours of tight curves along jagged mountains. We sped up when we spotted two policemen standing in the middle of the road by a small car. They waved us over. We had been warned (...)

12 - 11 - 2010
Joan Sutherland, 'voice of the century,' dies
Joan Sutherland's radiant soprano stretched effortlessly over more than three octaves, with a purity of tone that made her one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time. Acclaimed "La Stupenda," — "the Stupendous One" — during a career (...)

12 - 10 - 2010
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