Nobel Prize

Gary Oldman on becoming Winston Churchill

London - Muslimchronicle

He fought with distinction and held almost every major office in Britain. He commanded a country in the midst of world war and is credited with inventing the social safety net. He has been called an imperialist and a warmonger. A drunk and a racist. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature, rivalled only Shakespeare in his prolific literary output,Read more

Nobel prize winner's book turned down

Paris - Muslimchronicle

The French writer Claude Simon, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1985, would not be published today, according to an experiment conducted by one of his fans. Writer Serge Volle sent 50 pages of Simon's 1962 novel, "The Palace", set during the Spanish Civil War, to 19 French publishers. The verdict was damning: Twelve rejected it and sevenRead more

Women scarce in Nobel Prize annals

London - Muslimchronicle

The Nobel Prize statistics are dour reading for women, who've been awarded only one of every 20 prizes. And while the numbers are slowly improving, the December 10 prize ceremony will be an all-male affair for the second straight year. The Nobel Prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and economics are awarded in Sweden, and the one for peace inRead more

Einstein's theory of happy living emerges

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo, briefly describing his theory on happy living, has surfaced after 95 years and is up for auction in Jerusalem. The year was 1922, and the German-born physicist, most famous for his theory of relativity, was on a lecture tour in Japan. He had recently been informed that heRead more

'Remains of the Day' author Ishiguro wins Nobel Literature

London - Muslimchronicle

Japan-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for The Remains of the Day, which was adapted for the big screen with stars Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson and director James Ivory, has won the Nobel Prize for literature, organizers of the award said Thursday. His novel Never Let Me Go got a film adaptation, which starred Carey Mulligan, KeiraRead more

Amy Winehouse was last 'individualist'

New York - Arab Today

Bob Dylan has hailed Amy Winehouse as the last great artist with an individual style as the rock legend shared his views on music in a rare interview. In a lengthy dialogue with writer Bill Flanagan posted on Dylan's website, the new winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature hailed the English soul singer who died in 2011 at ageRead more

Nobel Prize Winner gives lecture at Zayed University

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, has given a lecture for students at Zayed University at Abu Dhabi campus. Mr. Pissarides won a Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences in 2010 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2013 in recognition of his services andRead more

Meet ‘Alfred Nobel’ in Dubai

DUBAI - Arab Today

As we approach a man seated in the corner of the museum, he gets up and extends his hand to me. “Hello, I’m Alfred Nobel. Nice to meet you.” Dressed in a 1896 three-piece black suit comprising a blazer, a vest, a white shirt and a silver fob chain, 58-year-old Peter Sundh is the spitting image of Alfred Nobel, theRead more

Nobel laureates warn Trump's economic policies could lead to deep recession

Washington - ArabToday

Several Nobel Prize-winning economists said Friday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's economic policies could lead to a deep recession of the U.S. economy, media reported. Trump's plans for big tax cuts and spending increases pose risks. "It could lead to an explosion of public debt and ultimately cause a serious loss of confidence and a deep recession," Columbia University professorRead more

Fight over revolutionary genetic advance goes to court in US

Alexandria - Arab Today

A fierce legal battle over the patent for a revolutionary gene-editing technique played out Tuesday in a US court, with billions of dollars at stake. The tool called CRISPR-Cas9 -- hailed as faster, cheaper and more accurate than current gene-snipping methods -- holds fabulous promise for applications in medicine and agriculture. It is to genetics what word processors meant asRead more