President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a...

Since the U.S. military created the Internet, it is only fair that the U.S. government controls it. Control in the sense that the Internet Corporation for Assigned...

You’d think that with all the problems facing Arabs and the impotency of Arab regimes in the face of Israeli aggression, that pan-Arab sentiment would be...

This is how low and stupid Arab regimes are: Earlier this week, the Algerian national soccer [football] team traveled to Cairo for the World Cup qualifying match....

So stupid Egypt did not advance to the World Cup and was beat out by Algeria, ha! This playoff match first needs some background, which I previously wrote: One may...

One may expect that given the level of racism often directed towards Arabs and the malaise that inflicts the region, that the Arab people would be more united in a...

Algeria’s team bus was attacked by stone-throwing fans in Cairo on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s highly-charged World Cup qualifier against Egypt, police officials...

Hosni Mubarak has ruled Egypt for 28 of his 81 years, but he’s not likely to run for reelection in 2011. And growing public debate over the identity of his...

Christain women in Egypt are going through a horrible time, reveal the Christian Solidarity International (CSI)and the Coptic Foundation for Human Rights.

This post asks why the Arab world is so backwards, not Arabs. So for those looking for a racist post attacking Arabs, go somewhere else. While Arabs are, of course,...

As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles’ first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an “insolent sex party”...

Being a Kenyan citizen, sometimes I wonder what would bring an end to the elusive drought that has claimed quite a number of lives as well as animals. I would be quick...

At least 25 people have been killed in a train crash in Egypt after a passenger train slammed at full spped into the back of a second train. Another 55 passengers were...

A representative of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and a senior Iranian official met last month to discuss the chances of declaring the Middle East a nuclear-free...

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was swift in its rejection of reports that its leader resigned after a row with conservatives, but the crisis exposed a profound rift...

The authoritarian regime of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak recently suffered a great indignity in Western eyes (they suffer an indignity everyday in front of Egyptian and...

A baby’s wail echoed across the plaza. His mother’s face was etched with joy as she struggled to subdue her writhing infant. The children who had gathered around...

I recently wrote about how Westerns often overstated the importance of Egypt’s al-Azhar University - the most authoritative voice in Sunni Islam. al-Azhar, which...

They are a desert king and a military officer-turned-president. Drive through their capitals and their images glow from billboards and painted walls, old men with their...

Western commentators on Islam and the Middle East often overstate the importance of al-Azhar University in Cairo. The oldest educational institution in Islam and...