Society
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
February 15, 2019
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Japan’s government introduced a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first…
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
February 12, 2019
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Like many other Iranian-Americans, Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s…
Special needs students get educational hall at Ain Shams U.
February 7, 2019
Special needs students get educational hall at Ain Shams U.
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar inaugurated the first educational hall specifically designed for students…
Wife files Khula divorce lawsuit against husband for cats
February 7, 2019
Wife files Khula divorce lawsuit against husband for cats
After about 13 months of marriage, Noha S., 26, filed a Khula divorce lawsuit against her husband Mohamed A., 31,…
Egypt prepares to commemorate counter-FGM day
February 6, 2019
Egypt prepares to commemorate counter-FGM day
The national councils for Population, and Childhood and Motherhood on Wednesday will commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for…
Health minister aims to reduce Egypt’s population growth rate to 111 million by 2030
January 28, 2019
Health minister aims to reduce Egypt’s population growth rate to 111 million by 2030
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said that she plans to bring the country’s population growth rate down to 111…
Thousands join US women’s marches despite discord
January 20, 2019
Thousands join US women’s marches despite discord
Thousands of women marched Saturday in the US capital and across the country to convey a now-annual message opposing…
Divorce rates rose in 2018: CAPMAS
December 29, 2018
Divorce rates rose in 2018: CAPMAS
The latest statistics issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed a rise in divorce…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
Sisi inaugurates the ‘Bashayer al-Khair-2’ project in Alexandria
December 26, 2018
Sisi inaugurates the ‘Bashayer al-Khair-2’ project in Alexandria
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday inaugurated the housing project “Bashayer al-Khair-2” in the Ghait al-Enab region of the…