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Before the storm
Cairo's view is that the Arabs need to get their act together as war looms ever closer. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report on the diplomatic mood just moments before a hastily-prepared Arab summit convenes
Preempting activism
The government clampdown on anti-war activists is widening the gap between official policy and the view from the street. Amira Howeidy reports
Three more years
A three year renewal of the Emergency Law was rammed through parliament this week despite vociferous objections from opposition MPs. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
A unity of slogans
A Bar Association rally recommended Arab unity as the only way to confront the US-led campaign against Iraq. Mona El-Nahhas reports
Looking beyond contraception
A baby is born every 23.7 seconds and more than one third of the population is under 15. Gihan Shahine digs into the latest census
Guarding the guards
While Egypt celebrates the return of a number of valuable antiquities, the head of the retrieved antiquities department is under arrest for facilitating a smuggling attempt. Nevine El-Aref reports
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Demonstrations come to life
"If I wasn't Egyptian I would have wanted to be Korean!" cried the thin young student leading a demonstration in front of Cairo University last Saturday, 22 February. About 700 protesters surrounding him chanted the original slogan, "if I wasn't Egyptian, I would have wanted to be Egyptian," coined by Mustafa Kamel, leader of the National Party who fought against British occupation in Egypt in 1910...
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