Arab leaders as human shields in Gaza
In order bring a halt to the multiplying human tragedy in Gaza, the Arab League should convene an emergency summit there.
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US intervention in Syria: Not kind, but cruel
Punishing a dictator for killing his own people by killing yet more of them is not the answer. It didn’t work in Iraq, and it won’t work in Syria.
Read moreA careless killer on the loose…
Gun and knife violence gets a lot of public attention but one killer prowling our streets goes largely unnoticed… apathy.
Read moreGhost in the machine
As we spent more of our lives online, what happens to our virtual selves when we die? Do they disappear too, or do we become ghosts in the machine?
Read moreTombs for the living
Egyptians’ lavish burial spaces offer comfort to relatives – while 1.5 million less fortunate Cairenes live among the dead.
Read moreEmbodying the mind
In philosophy and religion, the body is merely a hollow shell for our mind and soul. But what if our bodies not only confine but also define us?
Read moreDeath of a president
If exaggerated rumours of President Mubarak’s death become fact, where will the end of his one-man show leave Egypt?
Read moreObit tourism
Visiting friends and relatives is a thriving tourism sector. But is visiting the dead a growing, if somewhat, morbid niche market?
Read moreGood grief!
There is something of an inner circle to mourning whose circumference varies from culture to culture. Knowing where you fit in takes some research.
Read morePromises of immortality
Religion has been promising us eternal life after death for millennia, can science deliver us immortality right here on earth – and do we want it to?
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