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And God said, 'Read'
Illiteracy remains shamefully high in the Muslim world, at a time when advanced nations are going cyber. This was among the many challenges discussed by Islamic scholars and scientists in a conference held this week. Amina Elbendary logged in
New turn in the battle over Labour
Internal strife in the Islamist-oriented Labour Party reached new heights as the party leader struck a deal with his erstwhile opponents. Mona El-Nahhas follows developments
Defending parliament's good name
A series of surprises preceded the conclusion of the People's Assembly's term this week. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
 Tribute to the press
Celebrating Journalist Day Ibrahim Nafie handed an award of merit to renowned writer Mohamed Hassanein Heikal and underlined the necessity of a balance between press freedom and responsibility. Shaden Shehab covered the festivities
 When the professor can't teach
Five years after he was convicted by a Cairo court of being an apostate and ordered to divorce his wife, Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid speaks to Nadia Abou El-Magd in Leiden, Holland, where he lives in self-imposed exile
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Treading carefully for women's rights
