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While Qatar welcomes Uncle Sam, Egyptian police torture antiwar protesters. If the war lasts long, some say, the scales may tip toward rage.
By Eric Boehlert
April 4, 2003
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The Arab street that once rallied for Iraq is strangely quiet, although anger and frustration sometimes boil up.
By Ferry Biedermann
February 7, 2003
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Hawks in the Bush administration may be making deadly miscalculations on Iraq, says Gen. Anthony Zinni, Bush's Middle East envoy.
By Eric Boehlert
October 17, 2002
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Even in moderate Arab states like Egypt, anti-Americanism burns so hot that the U.S. can do no right.
By Ferry Biedermann
September 13, 2002
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Egyptian authorities are masters at containing protests -- but street rage at Israel and the U.S. may surge out of control.
By Issandr El Amrani
April 4, 2002
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Bush officials stand up for Afghan women. So why do they say nothing as Egypt jails and tortures gay men?
By Cliff Rothman
March 23, 2002
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In exchange for its support since Sept. 11, Egypt has received billions in international aid and diminished scrutiny of its human rights abuses.
By Issandr El Amrani
February 13, 2002
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In 1994, Bob Brier mummified a human body using ancient Egyptian techniques. Today his success story's all wrapped up.
By Chris Colin
May 4, 2001
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Ehud Barak's ultimatum passes and violence continues to mount between Israelis and Palestinians.
By Flore de Preneuf
October 10, 2000
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Belly dancing is deemed pornographic by Egyptians, but more foreign women are taking up the art.
By Susan Hack
July 19, 2000
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Israeli porn producers are hiring actors who look like Egyptian stars.
By Jack Boulware
June 7, 2000
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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 Rolf Potts
May 9, 2000
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New Egyptian network to deal with sex and birth control.
By Jack Boulware
May 8, 2000
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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 Donald D. Groff
April 13, 2000
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In Egypt, our correspondent discovers that even the
simplest experiences sometimes carry a price tag.
By Rolf Potts
April 11, 2000
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On an innocent walk into the Libyan Desert, our correspondent
discovers just how easily fancied adventures can turn into real ones.
By Rolf Potts
March 28, 2000
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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
March 15, 2000
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With Flaubert's 1850 letters as a guide,
our correspondent explores the enduring allure of opera, orgasm, belly-dancing and other Cairo clichis.
By Rolf Potts
March 14, 2000
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The epidemic is thought to have been caused by anti-parasitic shots given decades ago.
By Arthur Allen
March 10, 2000
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Leo's new movie may be fiction, but its portrayal of a crowded travel world is based in fact. Our correspondent reports -- from the unlikeliest of places -- on just what is happening.
By Rolf Potts
February 11, 2000
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When you work at 30,000 feet, you don't want to doubt the pilot.
By Elliott Neal Hester
December 7, 1999
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Ex-prez part iguana? Jason Alexander goes on the "Star Trek" diet; Will Smith gets jiggy for the White House. Plus: Hot fun -- down the water slide with Dolly Parton!
By Amy Reiter
November 22, 1999
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U.S., Egyptian officials try to stop the finger-pointing about the Flight 990 crash.
By Fiona Morgan
November 19, 1999
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Fred Tomaselli's work offers the experience of taking drugs in the safest possible way -- through the eyes.
By Susan Emerling
October 29, 1999
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Among Egypt's minarets and mosques, covered women buy a ton of teddies.
By Susan Hack
October 8, 1999
Saddam stands alone
"I'm not sure which planet they live on"
Damned if we do, damned if we don't
The monster in Egypt's box
Egypt's free pass
Show me the mummy!
Appetite for destruction
Tummy talk
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