Egypt sent a host of messages to the world when on 3 April it organised the Pharaohs Golden Parade to move 22 Royal Mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) in Fustat. (...)
The founding fathers of the US built the country on the bases of freedom and justice. The majority of US presidents respected these values and promoted them internationally. This is what made the US a leading country respected the world over.
We, in (...)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 10 December 1948 as UN Resolution 217. Proclaiming “the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”, it urged all individuals and nations to “to promote respect for these (...)
Whoever said that if you want to destroy a society, oppress its women was a very wise person. The status of women and their participation in society are among the UN's most important criteria for ranking a country's development or (...)
Whoever said that if you want to destroy a society, oppress its women was a very wise person. The status of women and their participation in society are among the UN's most important criteria for ranking a country's development or (...)
Many years ago, we used to sing a song in school that went “The waters of the Nile flow not through two lands but one / The Nile brings us together with its glistening waters.”
We believed heart and soul that Egypt and Sudan were one country, and so (...)
What is happening in Syria is a tragedy and an offence against the entire Arab world. To aggravate the pain and sorrow, the management of this crisis is in the hands of outsiders who are indifferent to the Arabs' wellbeing, or worse, do not wish (...)
As discussions on water issues continue in Egypt, we should give pause to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's recent and successful visit to Germany. German friends and colleagues who occupy prominent positions there have spoken highly of this visit (...)
As discussions on water issues continue in Egypt, we should give pause to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's recent and successful visit to Germany.
German friends and colleagues who occupy prominent positions there have spoken highly of this visit (...)
Among the most important phrases heard today is “women's dignity,” which has not received the appreciation and attention it deserves.
Women have recently become the focus of concern. We speak of “women's rights,” “women's liberation,” “gender (...)
Among the most important phrases heard today is “women's dignity,” which has not received the appreciation and attention it deserves.
Women have recently become the focus of concern. We speak of “women's rights,” “women's liberation,” “gender (...)
Mr vice president, it has been announced that soon you will be visiting Egypt, the cradle of religions, the originator of monotheism and the refuge of prophets. Egypt is where Joseph lived, Moses was born and the Holy Family sought refuge. Later, (...)
Mr vice president, it has been announced that soon you will be visiting Egypt, the cradle of religions, the originator of monotheism and the refuge of prophets. Egypt is where Joseph lived, Moses was born and the Holy Family sought refuge. Later, (...)
In discussions on the Palestinian question following Washington's recent decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel we frequently hear talk of “creating” a Palestinian state.
In fact, it would be more appropriate to speak of (...)
In discussions on the Palestinian question following Washington's recent decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel we frequently hear talk of “creating” a Palestinian state. In fact, it would be more appropriate to speak of (...)
اقرأ باللغة العربية
White House watchers are in constant suspense. They never know what weird decision or what whacko statement will pop up next. It's like a detective story or an action film that keeps you on the edge of your seat as you try to (...)
By Laila Takla *
The attack on Iraq was described in many newspapers, in several countries and in different languages as "Monica's war", the implication being that it was designed to divert attention from the US president's domestic problems. This (...)