Al-Ahram Weekly

Out with a bang
At the Egyptian premiere of the American musical Grease, Nehad Selaiha discerns mournful chimes behind the rollicking music

Mr Cornucopia
VERDI, a star swimmer in the fountain of youth, continued swimming. Quite how, at the age of 75, he could produce Falstaff, a highly organised Bachian personal history of an electric storm, and his last, astounding opera, is a mystery, writes David Blake on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the composer's death. --read on--

A matter of clothes
By Nigel Ryan

Plain talk
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Blood and tears
Viola Shafik watches Palestine between two Intifadas

When crafts were industry
André Raymond talked about crafts in 18th century Cairo. Amina Elbendary attended

Sting meets Al-Mutannabi
Cannes and must
United art republic
Dubious signals
Andalus defended

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		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 17 - 23 May 2001 Issue No.534
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