Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
16 - 22 March 2000
Issue No. 473
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Arafat, Mubarak and Barak'Turning the wheels'
A tripartite summit in Sharm Al-Sheikh indicated that the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations were back on track

Today, Egyptian Women's Day, winds up a week of intensive activity as government bodies and NGOs joined in celebrating the struggle for women's rights, both in Egypt and the world

A vision for the future
An umbrella council for the activities of women across the nation was inaugurated this week. Nevine Khalil witnessed the birth

Bringing back the other half
The newly established National Women's Council shows a growing awareness of women's role in the development effort. Dahlia Hammouda finds out more

Celebrating in diversity, seeking unity
Celebrations for and about women were in abundance, but a unified agenda remains elusive, writes Mariz Tadros


Gearing up for the campaign
Amidst perennial calls for fair parliamentary elections, officials of major opposition parties told Shaden Shehab they plan to contest the November ballot
Kosheh indictment asserts 'secular' rioting
The prosecutor-general has ordered 135 suspects to stand trial before a criminal court for their roles in Al-Kosheh riots. Jailan Halawi writes
Rights in disarray
EOHR's secretary-general is back to face serious charges, enfeebled rights groups and a little bit of stardom, Amira Howeidy reports
A capital issue
The claim made in an Egyptian children's encyclopedia that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel will be revised following many objections. Mona El-Nahhas reports



 
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