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'There are limits'
Despite Israeli claims that Egypt is withdrawing from the peace process, Cairo remains focused on stemming the bloodshed

The cost of vengeance
The recall of the Egyptian ambassador a day after Israel bombards Palestinians across Gaza will not be the only price exacted for Israeli brutality, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Parliament 2000:

Rank-and-file dissenters
The new People's Assembly is due to convene. Gamal Essam El-Din reports that it will contain many more opposition voices than was previously the case

Dreaming of better times

Watch this space
The meaning of success

Following the poor electoral performance of the legal opposition parties, Omayma Abdel-Latif asks whether political reform may be their only salvation

A TIMELY OPENING: A week before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) unveiled restoration work on the mosques of Al-Ghouri and Al-Kekhya. The work, costing LE25 million, has occupied experts for more than a decade...--read on--

Nidal Al-Ashqar:
Urban warrior
Profile by
Mona Ghandour

Suffer the mothers
By Fayza Hassan

How much is that doggy...?
Injy El-Kashef watches the world go by

Intifada:

War in Gaza
One aspect of the Middle East conflict was unveiled in Gaza on Monday. And it is not an intifada -- it's war. Graham Usher reports from Gaza

No holds barred
As far as Israeli soldiers are concerned, it's now war in the occupied territories. For Palestinian civilians, that means being on the receiving end of unrestrained brutality. Khaled Amayreh witnesses the escalation of violence from occupied Jerusalem

Focus:

Covering the Intifada
Is coverage of the Al-Aqsa uprising in the British press shifting towards a greater understanding of the Palestinian position? Omayma Abdel-Latif talks to some key players

The rising voice of Arab women
Ten of the Arab world's first ladies converged upon Cairo last week for the first regional summit for Arab women. Dahlia Hammouda listened to their statements pledging support to the Palestinian cause and pushing for the improved status of women in their societies

From the archives:

The full coverage of the 1995 elections

The complete archive of the
Special pages commemorating
50 years of Arab dispossession
since the creation of the State of Israel

Gamal Abdel-Nasser
Photo Gallery

Briefs:
Urgent meeting?
Back on track
Khartoum visit

Opinion:

Ibrahim Nafie:
Electoral farce

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Global warming

Hassan Nafaa:
After the summits -- dotting the 'i's

Hani Shukrallah:
The logic of peace

Economy:

To float or not to float
Egypt has to consider carefully its options before making a decision on an exchange rate regime. Niveen Wahish attended a conference which tackled the options

The big gamble
Egypt is stepping boldly into the international bond market, but back home there are still a lot of questions about whether now is the time, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek

Steady waters
Investment jitters have grown tentatively calm, with the market registering another week of climbing levels, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

US Elections 2000:

The Florida fiasco
The American electoral college system has emerged as a double-edged sword, writes Mohamed Hakki from New York

The Undecided States of America
As the Florida election battle-puzzle continues, indecision and suspense are fast giving way to incredulity, reports Thomas Gorguissian from Washington

International:

Vietnam goes to market
The cheers were real for US President Bill Clinton during his historic tour of Vietnam, but so were jeers from the communist leadership, writes Faiza Raady

Egypt:

Daylight robbery
Jailan Halawi describes what happened when Egypt witnessed this week its first major bank robbery in years

Curtain falls on a saga
The military trial of 20 leading figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has finally come to a close. Khaled Dawoud reports on a 14-month episode

Culture:
Company for a long night Tarek Atia maps out this Ramadan's chock-filled TV schedule	'A little story well told' Tarek Atia speaks to Lubna Abdel-Aziz, acclaimed actress and member of the jury at the 24th Cairo International Film Festival The cost of Europe Hani Mustafa meets the child prodigy of contemporary cinema, taking two of its creations in his stride	Birds of a feather David Blake flounders in the lakes

Travel:	Sports:
A cry in the dark Saved from certain desolation, the newly-renovated sites of Al-Ghouri and Al-Kekhya mosques are other spots polished clean in the groaning network of Old Cairo's ancient monuments, writes Nevine El-Aref	The goal of his life As a player, Hassan Mustafa scored seemingly at will. Now he aims to net the most important goal of his handball career. Inas Mazhar spoke to the Egyptian candidate for the highest post in the sport. Gamal Nkrumah reports on the expected African support Not even close This was one election that did not need a recount, writes Alaa Shahine

		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 23 - 29 November 2000 Issue No.509
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