IN the midst of the intense uproar over the niqab (full- face veil),the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar,Egypt 's top Muslim cleric,has come under fire for ordering a schoolgirl to remove her niqab and

The Government has disclosed a wise initiative to encourage university and school leavers, who are willing to abandon forever the classic dream of hoping for very poorly paid jobs in

“Dynamite and prizes - those are the two things that Alfred Nobel left behind one century ago”, wrote Abeer Saedi of Al-Akhbar semi-official newspaper, yesterday, commenting on President Barack

A collective 'Oh!' echoed around the world after US President Barack Obama was selected as the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. In Egypt, veteran journalist Mohamed Fouda of Al-Messa evening

It is very hard to believe that in the 21st century, security and equality for Christians in Egypt is still a dream. The Copts are the largest minority in the world without rights!

Last week I tackled the grievances of the Copts of the parish of Maghagha and Adawa in Minya, Upper Egypt, regarding the building and renovation of places of worship. I cited two cases of flagrant

THE Government 's enthusiasm for privatisation,in order to offload State-owned factories and companies,seems to be waning. Several landmines have inevitably exploded in the face of the

"THE Palestinians and Arabs have the full right to be angry at the UN Human Rights Council's decision to postpone debating the report of Judge Richard Goldstone that accuses Israel of committing crimes against humanity during its war on Gaza," Ibrahim Se'da wrote in Al-

“THE US woke up a few days ago to find that their 'black superman 'whom they thought capable of convincing any gathering of what he proposes has failed the test of the Olympic committee

The Coptic Foundation for Human Rights in Zurich is a foundation established under Swiss Law. The foundation's goal is to protect the Christian minorities in Egypt and other victims of persecution and

After week-long delay, the new school year in Egypt started yesterday against the background of a co-ordinated plan between the Ministries of Education and Health that incorporates necessary

Many disputes which arise between Muslims and Copts are hastily termed “sectarian incidents” and are used to cite persecution against Copts. However, I should like to draw a distinction between

IT seems that the Government will have to spend a long time licking the wounds it has sustained in its battle to reduce the dramatic impact of the global financial crisis on the domestic economy.

THE recent visit paid by the Israeli Ambassador in Cairo to the office of Hala Moustafa,the editor of Democracy magazine,one of the publications of Al-Ahram press institution,has echoed widely in the

I would like to Thank Mr. Clooney for inviting regular everyday people like us to express our opinion and have our voices heard. My name is Nabil Mikhail, I am an American citizen, but I was born

We reached a conclusion in last week's article that what is being said about "the bequeathal of power" in Egypt is not just an "illusion contrived by the opposition and believed in" as alleged by members of the

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

Tharwat Ukasha was Egypt’s Minister of Culture during the years between 1958 and 1962, then again in 1969 and 1970. A man of encyclopaedic knowledge, enlightened, and well informed, Dr Ukasha

For a long time now, we have been hearing complaints about the inhuman treatment poor patients, even emergency cases, receive at certain private and investment hospitals.

Complexity is a funny thing. Last year, I wrote about its scarier implications in the event of a deadly pandemic (much deadlier, please note, than the flu pandemic now under way), and, taking

Two great leaders, President Hosni Mubarak and President Barack Obama, met in Washington this week for friendly and fruitful talks in which they dealt with critical matters of interest to their two countries – Iran's nuclear programme, peace with Israel and the situation in Darfur.