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Friday 15 April 2005 (07 Rabi` al-Awwal 1426)

Poser or Performer? - Hummer H2


 
WITH all the subtle grace of a house-brick, the Hummer H2 makes a statement, albeit a confusing one. Unlike any other SUV, it has an aggressively utilitarian no-nonsense slab sidedness about it, punctuated... Full Story


30 Years of Solitude

IT is both strange and rare to find a man who has lived apart from society and other people for 30 years. He voluntarily isolated himself because he wanted to stay out of trouble. For three decades,... Full Story


Turn On the Lights


 
Dar Al Hekma College recently held an exhibition of work by interior design students. The theme of the exhibition which was sponsored by Saudi Lighting Company was interior lighting. The works were... Full Story




Another Road Hog With Too Much Oink

IF there’s one thing this nation needs, it’s bigger cars. That’s why I’m excited that Ford is coming out with a new mound o’ metal that will offer consumers even more total road-squatting mass than... Full Story


Losing Weight for the Big and Beautiful

I receive many letters from people who have long-standing weight problems and who want to lose a lot of weight. I really feel that what many of the letters have in common is that they are from really... Full Story


Rising Star in Egyptian Fashion World

AFTER working eight years for Moschino in Italy, the fashion designer Hesham Abulela is back in Cairo. “I would like Egypt to be a country where fashion counts, a center of fashion in the Arab world,”... Full Story


Acting With Integrity


 
WHEN I first asked Nur Al-Shareef, the famous Egyptian actor, what grade he gave himself for his acting, he said, “7 out of 10.” I then asked him to whom would he give 10 out of 10. Without hesitation,... Full Story


Too Many Woody Allens in ‘Melinda and Melinda’

Melinda and Melinda” belies the idea that Will Ferrell is essentially Will Ferrell in every movie. Here he’s clearly playing Woody Allen, and he’s great at it. Ferrell plays Hobie, a neurotic actor... Full Story


Al-Azem Palace: Essence of Damascene Architecture

AL-AZEM Palace in Syria was built in 1749 by As’ad Pasha Al-Azem, the Ottoman governor of Damascus. The palace is located south of the Omayyad Mosque near Suq al-Buzuriyya. When As’ad Pasha Al Azem... Full Story


Sid Meier’s Pirates!

Sid Meier’s Pirates! a remake of the 1987 original game will place the player in the boots of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean amassing fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful... Full Story


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