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1 - 7 March 2001
Issue No.523
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Threatened by whom?
Washington's attempts to prioritise Iraqi containment during US Secretary of State Colin Powell's regional tour met with a cool reception from Arab leaders, reports Khaled Dawoud

Back to square one
The long-awaited Bar Association elections produced a council sure to test government tolerance. But as Mona El-Nahhas reports, the struggle isn't over yet

Eid Al-Adha EGYPTIANS associate Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice, with two earthly reasons for celebration: first, it is a time to eat meat, which is not a staple in many diets; second, marriages are frequently celebrated during the feast. -- see caption--
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OPEN PAGEOpinion
Edward Said:
The only alternative 		Edward Said
Ibrahim Nafie
A double dividend 		Ibrahim Nafie
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Moussa's new task 		Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Hani Shukrallah:
Whining and dining 		Hani Shukrallah

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A new Arab order
At the upcoming Arab summit, the stage will be set for the endorsement of Egypt's nominee for secretary-general of the Arab League. Nevine Khalil takes a look backstage

Brotherhood signs
Claims that a battle is brewing over the Muslim Brotherhood leadership have been coolly denied by senior group figures. Omayma Abdel-Latif looks behind the placid façade

Keeping the pace
Despite efforts by both sides, Egypt and Iran are still a long way from normalising their ties, writes Dina Ezzat

OPEN PAGEEconomy

Banking on mergers
Mergers, acquisitions, restructuring and possibly privatisation. As Niveen Wahish discovers, Egyptian banks are in for the works

Looking for inspiration
With market heavyweights sustaining losses, it was another disappointing week for the market, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek

OPEN PAGESpecial

Khul'Al-Ahram Weekly marks 10 years of publication with a special section on women's rights

Egypt's first poll on personal status: Egyptians evenly divided over khul'

Reader's corner

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Burning mock settlementUnited they stand
Labour's decision to join a national unity government is unlikely to change Sharon's hard-line policies towards Palestinians, Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Losing paradise
Gaza is where the Intifada is being fought at its fiercest and the Palestinians are at their most vulnerable. Graham Usher reports from Khan Yunis

Master-stroke or mischief?
The Garang-Turabi deal set the cat among the pigeons, upsetting both the Sudanese government and certain opposition parties, writes Gamal Nkrumah

OPEN PAGEInternational

Vulnerable but defiant
Protests in Indonesia raise the spectre of Suharto's inelegant departure, but is President Abdurrahman Wahid the goblin of graft that opposition forces say he is? asks Nyier Abdou

Big White House garage sale
Former US President Bill Clinton's last controversial political acts tarnished his image even further, writes Ervin Hladnik-Milharcic from New York

Paolo Lombardini
Paolo Lombardini:
Dear sir
Profile by Fayza Hassan
Pot Pourri
Pot Pourri
Urban development
By Fayza Hassan Restaurant review
Happy days
Injy El-Kashef cheers up

OPEN PAGECulture

LISTINGS
An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo

Photography "Laughing?!
They were dying"
Photos of the Intifada show children at play -- and hopeful. Nur Elmessiri looks at the photos and listens to stories from Gaza

Edification, with style
Oula Thanawi (Secondary One), produced two years ago, was commercially released this month. Khairiya El-Bishlawi on the virtues of a survivor

OPEN PAGELiving

Sex education?
Everything you ever wanted to know...
Should sex be taught in Egyptian schools? More importantly, can it? Fatemah Farag discovers the facts of life

OPEN PAGETravel

Nothern SinaiTreading an ancient path
For thousands of years it was a vital commercial and military link between Egypt and Asia. Nevine El-Aref toured northern Sinai and saw the steps being taken to restore the monuments along the "Horus Road"

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