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Al-Ahram Weekly 22 - 28 June 2000 Issue No. 487 
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Al-Ahram Weekly 22 - 28 June 2000 Issue No. 487
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THE PASHA'S RETREAT: Of Mohamed Ali's celebrated Shubra Palace, only the kiosque and its charming pond have survived. Situated in a splendid park planted with rare trees and shrubs, it has housed Ain Shams's Faculty of Agriculture since 1956. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced recently that the now badly damaged buildings were slated for extensive restoration, but the decision has been opposed vigorously by the faculty officials, who claim they have not yet been offered a satisfactory alternative. Will the nymphaeum that saw generations of crowned heads come and go regain its past splendour, or will it remain the playground of guinea pigs, chickens and rabbits?
Forbidden pleasure domes by Fayza Hassan
Run, rabbit, run by Nevine El-Aref
