Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
8 - 14 June 2000
Issue No. 485
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues
St.Catherine snow The great desert park
Joint efforts concerned with the environmental wealth surrounding St Catherine are drawing dividends -- and some criticism. Ragi Halim looks into the pearl that lies at the heart of south-central Sinai

Those crafty Bedouin

Abuvana in Qasr Hur Monastery in their midst
Beyond the village of Qasr Hur lie the long-forgotten tramping grounds of the fourth-century saint Abuvana. Samir Naoum set off in search of his little-known monastery in southern Egypt
Harwa The enigmatic nobleman
He may not have been king, but a long and prosperous life -- not to mention a well-chosen site for his burial -- have left one nobleman's mark on the archaeological record, writes Reham El-Adawi
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