Al-Ahram Weekly | Features

Thanking Princess Fatma
After long years of neglect, a rare collection of royal heirlooms has found refuge in the former abode of a princess. Gihan Shahine previews a haven for art and history

All the help they can get
When women's value is determined by the number of offspring they are able to produce, many go to extraordinary lengths to conceive. Fayza Hassan explores the vast and secret world of fertility rites

Simple pleasures
SUMMERTIME is the right time for fresh produce and an abundance of goods, arranged in martial symmetry or stacked in a higgledy-piggledy riot of plenty.
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