Al-Ahram Weekly | Features

		Al-Ahram Weekly 27 July - 2 August 2000 Issue No. 492
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A heart of gold

Can the laid-back pleasures offered by the low-cost tourist resort of Dahab withstand the pressures of over-development? Fatemah Farag ponders the challenges that face South Sinai's diamond in the rough and discovers that the definition of development is of the essence

Sugar plateau

Royal residence, desert city, polluted spa -- whatever one might say, H is most definitely for Helwan, cheers Samir Sobhi. Photographer Randa Shaath, in tow, captures some of the place's charms