Al-Ahram Weekly On-line   Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
Date: 21 - 27 May, 1998
Issue No.378
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'A Palestinian state is unstoppable'
Marking 50 years of Palestinian dispossession, Egypt vowed unwavering support for the establishment of a Palestinian state 		Parliament remembers Al-Nakba
The People's Assembly marked the 50th anniversary of the usurpation of Palestine. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Egyptians mark 1948
Political parties and professional syndicates organised public rallies and a "Palestine Solidarity" week. Amira Howeidy was there
For the children
One of the major successes of Cairo's IAA World Congress was the launching of an international campaign to help the children of the world. Rehab Saad sums up the congress' achievements
AUC throws out Rodinson's book
A biography of the Prophet Mohamed has been banned from AUC, reports Shaden Shehab

Storm in a teacup?
Will a US bill on religious persecution spell trouble for US-Egyptian relations? Nevine Khalil examines the legislation and its possible consequences

Unfinished business with Khartoum and Tehran
Egypt's relations with the Islamic regimes in Sudan and Iran continue to be shrouded in ambiguity. As Dina Ezzat reports, this pattern is not likely to change any time soon

Four militants killed in shootout with police

History slaughtered at the Citadel?
Bowing to pressure, the culture minister has put on hold a plan to rent out part of the Citadel grounds to build a hotel. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

New evidence in favour of Aida
Nurse Aida Noureddin, under a death sentence for murder, may yet be proven innocent. Fatemah Farag reports

Disposing of a health problem
A pilot project to get rid of hazardous hospital waste will soon be launched in Cairo. Sherine Nasr investigates