http://dir.salon.com/topics/cairo/?source=rss&aim=cairo en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT By Juan Cole Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss The president's appeals to democracy, liberty and security to justify the carnage in Iraq recall Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian conquest. By David Morse Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/13/cairo_sudan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/13/cairo_sudan/index.html?source=rss At a Sudanese refugee camp, I witnessed the desperation behind the protests -- and eventual slaughter -- of African refugees in Egypt. By Issandr El Amrani Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/22/cairo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/22/cairo/index.html?source=rss Demonstrators riot and try to close the U.S. Embassy in a country where protest has been mostly banned for 20 years. Hosni Mubarak has to hope the war ends soon. By Michelle Goldberg and Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/20/protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/20/protest/index.html?source=rss Police make record arrests as protesters try to shut down the city; meanwhile somber mood prevails at New York demonstration. By Ferry Biedermann Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/09/13/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/09/13/egypt/index.html?source=rss Even in moderate Arab states like Egypt, anti-Americanism burns so hot that the U.S. can do no right. By Issandr El Amrani Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/04/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/04/egypt/index.html?source=rss Egyptian authorities are masters at containing protests -- but street rage at Israel and the U.S. may surge out of control. By Rolf Potts Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/05/09/aqaba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/05/09/aqaba/index.html?source=rss Armed only with curiosity and a stained pair of pants, our correspondent tries to make sense of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice in Aqaba, Jordan. By Donald D. Groff Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/13/translate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/13/translate/index.html?source=rss The scoop on finding a translator in Egypt, getting a cheap seat on a half-empty plane and planning a cross-country train trek. By Rolf Potts Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/03/15/cairo2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/03/15/cairo2/index.html?source=rss In which our correspondent makes rabbit stew, views an Egyptian film comedy about America and sees the pyramids in a new light. By Rolf Potts Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/03/14/cairo1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/03/14/cairo1/index.html?source=rss With Flaubert's 1850 letters as a guide, our correspondent explores the enduring allure of opera, orgasm, belly-dancing and other Cairo clichis. By Elliott Neal Hester Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/hest/1999/12/07/crash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/hest/1999/12/07/crash/index.html?source=rss When you work at 30,000 feet, you don't want to doubt the pilot. By Fiona Morgan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/egypt_air/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/egypt_air/index.html?source=rss The National Transportation Safety Board is waiting on a final analysis of the cockpit voice recorder of Flight 990 before turning over the investigation to the FBI. By Susan Hack Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/10/08/lingerie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/10/08/lingerie/index.html?source=rss Among Egypt's minarets and mosques, covered women buy a ton of teddies. By Chris Colin Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/04/said/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/04/said/index.html?source=rss In his new memoir, "Out of Place," Edward Said brings his exile into focus and finds a home between his past and his future. By Mona Simpson Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/05/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/05/pass/index.html?source=rss In Egypt to search for her father's past, a woman first discovers a young lover on a journey from Cairo to Alexandria. By Andrew Ross Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/18/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/18/news/index.html?source=rss A former New York Times Cairo bureau chief describes the group behind the attack that killed over 60 people near Luxor, Egypt, and explains why they go after foreign tourists as a way of getting a radical Islamic state.