Mohamed El Dahshan
Scientology rears head in Egypt’s bookstores
Books
April 7, 2010
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
April 2, 2010
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
April 1, 2010
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
March 27, 2010
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
March 25, 2010
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
February 8, 2010
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
February 2, 2010
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
December 29, 2009
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
December 1, 2009
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
November 17, 2009
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…