Reaching Across the Divide Voices from peace activists on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This past May, Israelis celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their country. At the same time, Palestinians solemnly marked the expulsion from their homeland in what they call the nakba, or catastrophe.
With more than 150 medals to their names, Paralympians have a success record unrivaled by any other national team. Yet while other sports stars become household names, society doesn’t even encourage disabled athletes to leave the house
Every four years, all eyes are on the Olympians: men and women determined to be the fastest, strongest and best in their chosen sports. Those who stan
Youssef Chahine Dies at 82 Filmmaker and icon Youssef Chahine passed away July 27 at the age of 82. Chahine suffered a brain haemorrhage in June and spent several weeks in a Paris hospital before returning to Cairo July 18 ByRebecca Collard Read more
Extraordinary Repatriation Breaking from policies of the past, Egypt has targeted hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers for deportation By Erin Cunningham Read more
Taxing the Brain As the government cuts tax concessions for private schools, academics and parents fear the options for quality education are dwindling ByNorhan Elhakeem Read more