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Muslim Brotherhood rules?
With the power of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, I can’t help but wonder about changes creeping into public life here. (To envision this in the USA, imagine if Pat Robertson won the presidency and his friends controlled Congress.) Like...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Turkey, Cairo (Egypt), Islam, Breads
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Party poolside back at the hotel
Touring Egypt’s museums, great mosques, and towering monuments of the pharaohs is a delight. And simply roaming the streets of Cairo day and night is a thrill and a joy for any traveler who likes his culture off the stage and in his face. But the...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Coca-Cola, Tourism and Leisure, Cairo (Egypt), Personal Service
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Egypt's revolution from a tourist's perspective
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country as a dictator for three decades, was deposed on February 11, 2011. The revolution here is barely two years old, and any visitor to Cairo with an interest in peoples’ struggles (like me)...
Tags: Revolutions, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Religion and Belief, Islam, Freedom of the Press
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Pennsylvania mother reunited with son after daring rescue in Egypt
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comNever underestimate the power of a mother’s love. After nearly two years of trying to find her missing son who was allegedly kidnapped by his father while on a vacation in Eqypt, Kalliopi “Kalli” Atteya took matters into her own hands....Tags: U.S. Embassy, Human Interest
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Egypt's Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamic extremists
CAIRO — The Mass was celebrated as if from centuries past: A bearded priest veiled in incense chanted for grace in a church along the Nile, near the spot where Christians believe Jesus and his mother sought refuge in an earlier age of bloodshed...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Philosophy, Cairo (Egypt)
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Egypt president uses tweets to convey kinder, gentler side
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi, at least for the moment, appears to be channeling his softer side. The beleaguered Egyptian leader this week withdrew criminal complaints filed by his office against journalists and began nightly chats with...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism, Mohamed Morsi, Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press
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Review: 'Harvard Square' by Andre Aciman
André Aciman's entertaining and moving new novel, "Harvard Square," begins in the present, with the fraught ritual of the college tour. In this case, it is complicated by the father's status as a graduate. As his son ricochets between hope and scorn,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Judaism, Education, Chicago Tribune, City University of New York
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Hagel suggests thinning the top ranks
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel was taking questions at Fort McNair on Wednesday after his first major speech as defense secretary when a man rose to ask about his recent comments on North Korea. "I was misquoted again," Hagel blurted out, without saying what...
Tags: Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Barack Obama, U.S. Army
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Beyonce talks Blue Ivy, regrets pressure to lose baby weight
Blue Ivy's mom, Beyoncé, is opening up about motherhood, her struggle to lose her baby weight, and specifically, the example she wants to set for her daughter. "I just adore being a mother, hearing her say 'Mama' and call me when she needs something, it...Tags: Alicia Keys, Jay-Z
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Holy Food!: Kosher and Its Imitators in Connecticut
What exactly is kosher? The short answer is a religious certification given to any cooked or processed food that an observant Jew is permitted to eat. A satisfying answer in detail is not easy, so a visual aid may help: picture three identical matzo...
Tags: Pizzas, Waterbury, Religion and Belief, Joe Lieberman, Vegetarian Diet
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UCLA-led team predicts China, Egypt could be new-flu hot spots
No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a new analysis of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching. UCLA...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Research, Swine Flu
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Why is Obama going to Israel?
President Obama is visiting Israel this week, the first foreign trip of his second term. Some commentators have criticized the tour as a diversion from the president's intention to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region. Why go to Israel now, they ask,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran, Lebanon, Religion and Belief, Hamas
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