13 - 19 August 1998
Issue No.390
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 13 - 19 August 1998 Issue No.390 |
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The big face-off
The bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam may be the first shot in an all out war between Islamist militants and the US. Diaa Rashwan analyses the dynamics of a major shift in the militants' strategy |
 Piecing together the puzzle Is an Afghanistan-based alliance of Islamist militant groups behind the bombings at the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania? Khaled Dawoud seeks an answer |
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The lure of Africa
Africa is caught in a Middle Eastern mêlée, writes Gamal Nkrumah |
| Restoration work on the Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As, the first to be built in Egypt, began last week. The repairs will restore Africa's earliest mosque, located in Old Cairo, to its original condition as described in historic documents, reports Nevine El-Aref |
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A message from Cairo For the first time, Cairo is hosting a meeting of all Sudan's opposition leaders. Mohamed Khaled assesses the implications of this unprecedented event |
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Peace on hold |
| SPLA insists on a secular Sudan | ||
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Privatisation faces a hot summer Continuing labour unrest highlights the hurdles facing the government's privatisation programme. Fatemah Farag investigates |
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Imperial presidency under siege
Eqbal Ahmad |
The incidental fruit of Oslo Naseer Aruri |
Whispers |
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