Al-Ahram Weekly

Armchair travels with Florence
Florence Nightingale, the "Lady with the Lamp," wrote sensitive, authoritative and romantic descriptions of her travels in Egypt home to her family. Jill Kamil ponders some of her observations

Gabal Musa safaris
To climb Mount Sinai, the so-called "mount of the law," has been the goal of travellers since the 4th century. It is universally described as an arduous but worthwhile experience. Ragi Halim looks into the safaris arranged by Sheikh Musa Abul-Heim

New technology reaches pyramids
Digging for royalty
Headless statue

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		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 15 - 21 February 2001 Issue No.521
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