23 -29 May 2002
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Alive and kicking
The preoccupation with "new writing" has trickled over into the Supreme Council for Culture. Amina Elbendary and Youssef Rakha attended a conference and talked to novelist Edwar El-Kharrat, its organiser

Palaces of iron will
Nabila Erian finds more than history

Plain Talk
By Mursi saad El-Din

To cultivate your garden
Diwan is, arguably, Cairo's first Western-style bookshop. Youssef Rakha talks to two of its owners

Not quite picture perfect
By Nigel Ryan

Briefs
Compiled by Youssef Rakha

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