Mohamed El Dahshan

Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
Books

Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores

Books penned by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard are not a common sight in Egypt. Recently, however, Arabic-language…
The Jews of Egypt: A tale of love and cold shoulders
Archaeology

The Jews of Egypt: A tale of love and cold shoulders

Last month, Egypt finalized the restoration of the Maimonides synagogue in Cairo’s "haret el-yahud", its old Jewish Quarter. But the…
Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties
Business

Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties

Beirut--As the best Arab start-ups and ideas were being feted at an honorary banquet at the ArabNet internet business conference…
Are social media users in the Arab world different?
Egypt

Are social media users in the Arab world different?

“Definitely,” answers Fouad Jeryes, who works with the Arab social media and content sharing platform D1G–whose name reads in Arabic…
Arab IT start-ups, entrepreneurs meet at Beirut conference
Egypt

Arab IT start-ups, entrepreneurs meet at Beirut conference

Beirut--If you believed Arab internet-based companies were invisible, the ArabNet Conference that began in Beirut on Thursday may just prove…
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Egypt

Davos: Not much for the Middle East

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had an excellent excuse to miss the Davos forum this year: he just got married. But…
Parliamentary elections are key to Sudan peace
World

Parliamentary elections are key to Sudan peace

After being delayed twice, Sudan's parliamentary and presidential elections are slated for April. These elections are to be the first…
With the “Gaza Freedom March”, Egypt is on the wrong side of the Palestinian cause (again)
Opinion

With the “Gaza Freedom March”, Egypt is on the wrong side of the Palestinian cause (again)

Nearly 1400 participants from 43 countries marching to Palestine via Egypt. With a premise like that, hoping for things to…
World Aids Day: Struggling to raise awareness
Egypt

World Aids Day: Struggling to raise awareness

As the globe marks World Aids Day (WAD) on 1 December, Egyptian activists and HIV/AIDS-related governmental and non-governmental organizations have…
The Turks are back
Business

The Turks are back

There was a time when Turkish products in Egypt were limited to the Paşabahçe glass products sold door-to-door – and…
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