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|  Us and Them
While Egyptian and Arab media are busy churning out commercial releases for local consumption instead of attempting to present a better image of Muslims to the West, American and European filmmakers explore the issue of Islamic fundamentalism from their own perspectives.
ALITTLE OVER FIVE years ago, terrorists hijacked two planes and slammed them straight into two New York office buildings. The two towers — considered a feat of engineering when they were first constructed — were designed to be the tallest in the world. For close to three decades, the ‘twin towers’ stood tall, proudly jutting into the Manhattan skyline. On September 11, 2001, the whole world followed as the two landmarks came tumbling down, reduced to a pile of rubble in a matter of minutes and killing 2,749 people in the process.
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Sherif Awad
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As Good As It Gets? |
Constituting Change | Around the world, 50 percent of everyone getting it on is dissatisfied with his or her sex life, according to results of the Global Better Sex Survey recently unveiled at the Cairo meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine.But while many Egyptian men are perfectly willing to discuss what they expect from their sex lives, far fewer seem ready to admit that their wives have an equal right to sexual satisfaction.And almost as few women are speaking up.
Hassan Bey, a well-heeled lawyer at the Mixed Tribunals that replaced the hated Consular Courts in the run-up to the Free Officer’s Revolution, rememb
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Fayza Hassan
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Read more | President Hosni Mubarak has asked Parliament to debate a series of constitutional amendments, but are we ready for a comprehensive discussionof reforms? PLUS: A look at the PA’s winter legislative agenda.
Iwill continue with you the path of transition to the future, bearing the responsibility and burdens of it, as long as a heart beats in my chest and I
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Rania Al Malky
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 | Live from Doha
After nearly 18 months of delays, Al Jazeera English has finally gone live and now claims to be the “voice of the unheard”
By Jessica Olien
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 | Crisis Management
Fifty years after the global crisis that followed Gamal Abdel Nasser’s shocking announcement that he would nationalize the Suez Canal, we take a two-part look at Nasser’s bold initiative and how it helped shape the nation’s history. This month: The international politics. Next month: The Egyptian home front.
By Fayza Hassan
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 | Eat Right, Live Well
There’s more to good health than dieting and pills, says Sherifa Aboul Fotouh, satellite television’s most popular nutritionist. And get this: Real health starts with eating more of the right foods, not less.
By Manal el-Jesri
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