Welcome back The name of the dance troupe Itanina - Rotana for "welcome back" - seemed peculiarly apt to their return to the Cairo last week, writes Nesmahar Sayed
Third world first After his voyage to Marco Polo's hometown, Mohamed El-Assyouti takes stock of some of the highlights of the 64th Venice Film Festival
Ever the twain shall meet In the first of a series of articles on the occasion of Ramadan, Eric Walberg traces the historical roots of Western-Islamic misunderstanding since Christianity's great rival swept across the Middle East and beyond in the 7-8th cc, culminating in continued attempts to conquer the Muslim world, both physically and spiritually
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