On the up and up
Ibrahim Nafie
estimates it is possible to maintain the current momentum
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Fighting poverty
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the significance of the UN's millennium summit in New York
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After peace, there's still a chance
Osama El-Ghazali Harb argues that in a post-settlement world, Egypt's role will not wither away
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A new one for Newton
The Millennium Summit brought together, in a single building, and a single city, world rulers who govern the destiny of six billion people.
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Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Maddening times
The curtain fell on the UN Millennium Summit as Barak delivered his repetitive speech on the peace process, asserting that he had gone the extra mile and made all the possible concessions for peace.
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Reflections
By Hani Shukrallah
New York musings
I am Cairo-born and bred, and Cairo will always be Umm Al-Dunya for me, as for many other Egyptians. But in all honesty, our ancient city, in all its shabbiness, chaos and splendour, must cede its centuries-old title to New York; here's the true "mother of the world", in every sense.
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Editorial
An eye on fairness
On Sunday, President Mubarak will officially announce the dates of Egypt's first parliamentary elections of the 21st century.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Advice to the young
Young writers must study their craft closely. In order to do that, they must know their literature well.
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Soapbox
A fate worse than extinction
By Medhat El-Zahed
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