Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
6 - 12 May 1999
Issue No. 428
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Index of issues This week's issue

African Americans
Back to our roots
African Americans are deeply interested in Egypt, which they regard as part of their heritage. Rehab Saad finds them enthusiastic tourists
Egypt's African connection
The underlying reasons for the interest of black Americans in all things Pharaonic lies in the notion of a black African Ancient Egypt, writes Gamal Nkrumah

guides To speak or not to speak
As tourism picks up, Egyptian tour guides are faced with a familiar problem. Eman Abdel-Moeti looks into the controversial question of 'silent guides'

 
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