Egypt is my second home.  I have walked Tahrir and its streets so many times as a student and then as a professional. I know every building I have seen on television. So many memories …

The Heinz Family Foundation presents its annual Heinz Awards; Dave Eggers is one of the recipients.  [Associated Press]

Judge orders the co-founder of a defunct Islamic charity to be held until a hearing next week.  [Associated …

Angelina Jolie travels to Syria and Iraq to highlight the plight of conflict refugees stranded in the desert.  [Associated Press]

Israel’s national museum launches a database to allow Holocaust survivors and their heirs to identify and …

A government witness in the trial against the Holy Land Foundation falters on the stand.  [Los Angeles Times]

Darfur refugees hopeful that a hybrid U.N.-African Union force could be on its way to Darfur before the …

New York City’s new formula for allocating money to cultural organizations means more money for some groups.  [New York Times]

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem embarks on an $80 million expansion and renovation effort; $60 million …

Report from Oxfam International says poverty, hunger, and public health continue to worsen in Iraq.  [New York Times]

Entrepreneur philanthropists are changing the face of charitable giving in the U.S.  [Fortune Small Business]

Many museums search for …

Tax-exempt groups owed close to $1 billion in unpaid taxes as of last year, according to a new congressional study.  [Associated Press]

Trial begins for the Holy Land Foundation, a charity the US government believes funded …

The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, the largest Muslim charity in the U.S., goes on trial; prosecutors charge that it was a supporter of Hamas.  [New York Times]

The cost of the sex abuse …