Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
4 - 10 January 2001
Issue No.515
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Hebron Hebron, new year's day: (from left) Jadallah Al-Jabari is stopped by Israeli troops for breaking a curfew... --read on--
Talking peace, readying for war
The last days of Clinton's presidency were expected to bring an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Ehud Barak, however, seems to have other plans

Palestine Killing as campaign strategy
While Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak made a last ditch effort to win the support of right-wing extremists, Israeli settlers are acting as though they have carte blanche to attack and kill Palestinian civilians. Khaled Amayreh

OPEN PAGEOpinion

Ibrahim Nafie:
In pursuit of clarity

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
A role for Clinton beyond 20 January?

Salama Ahmed Salama:
People of the year

Hani Shukrallah:
Dear old golden rule days

Diaa Rashwan:
The Brothers strike back

Wahid Hamed
Wahid Hamed:
Time and again
Profile by Nadia Abou El-Magd
Pot Pourri
Pot Pourri
Unwelcome proposal
By Fayza Hassan Restaurant review
Saving face
Injy El-Kashef is caught between milk and shake

 

OPEN PAGEEgypt

A long and winding road
Why is it that Egyptians, and not foreigners, appear to be unwelcome visitors to archaeological sites, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif

Divided on violence
Egypt's largest militant Islamist group, Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya, remains in the throws of deep internal crisis, as Khaled Dawoud finds out in an interview, in London, with a UK-based Gama'a spokesman

Dream come true
Egypt joined a dash to sign the convention for establishing the International Criminal Court. Soha Abdelaty reports

Region

Lebanese anxiety
A US-proposed deal on the fate of millions of Palestinian refugees has revived Lebanese fears that an estimated 350,000 Palestinian refugees might end up making their home in Lebanon. Dalal Saoud reports

Between right and realisation
There is the right of return and the dream of return. Graham Usher discovers both in the Balata "camp of revolution" near Nablus

Economy

Panacea or nostrum?
Going beyond the hype generated by the latest draft mortgage law, Mahmoud Fahmi assesses whether the proposed legislation would actually make housing more accessible to people with limited incomes and ease the real estate market depression

A year in the market
2000 was an eventful, but difficult year for the bourse. Sherine Abdel Razek charts the ups and downs

International

The Republican takeover
US President-elect George W Bush won by the deliberate silencing of the poor, black and disadvantaged in America, writes David Du Bois

Hoping against hell
Last year, Africa finally rose in unity to confront AIDS. However, Gamal Nkrumah argues that only by tackling the problem in conjunction with alleviating poverty and underdevelopment can the continent ensure its survival

Culture

Not quite a sylvan scene
Nigel Ryan visits the palm groves. And if siblings are in short supply, there are at least plenty of fronds

Words of wisdom
Amina Elbendary looks into traditional Egyptian proverbs and sayings

Entertainment

Open buffet
A late singer means an angry bride and groom, but would anyone really care if he didn't show up at all, wonders Tarek Atia

An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo

Living

A midwinter night's dream
Moloch, madness, millennium: one hour before the century's last midnight, Youssef Rakha braves the city, alone


The rules of the game
Amira Howeidy plays with the Arab world

Sports

Hossam HassanFor the record
Egyptian striker Hossam Hassan is expected to first equal then break the record for the most international soccer caps

Zamalek on a high
Things are looking up for the perennial bridesmaids, writes Nashwa Abdel-Tawab

Travel

Antonian attentions
Samir Naoum heralds Coptic Christmas with a short pilgrimage to the Fayoum village of Al-Hammam's recently restored monastery and salutes its little-known namesake

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