24 - 30 January 2002
Issue No.570
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Al-Ahram Weekly Online 24 - 30 January 2002 Issue No.570 |
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NEW BEGINNINGS: King Farouk was led to believe that if he married again -- to a commoner, this time -- and presented the people of Egypt with a male heir, he would regain their love and respect. He was wrong. Worse, he had not been able to avoid the devastation caused by a rioting mob on Black Saturday, nor put an end to it before the flames engulfed Cairo and destroyed its landmarks. In the shadows, the Free Officers were preparing their revolution, and the people were ready to shed a monarchy that had only steeped them in misery. But as Farouk and Nariman posed for the camera with Prince Ahmed Fouad, the overthrow of the old order was still only a murmur in the distance.
Endgame
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