Jobs on the brink
The war on Iraq and regional instability have dealt a devastating blow to an industry already on the ropes. Rehab Saad investigates working conditions in the tourism sector

In search of the system
Has the time come to launch a new policy addressing the plight of disabled children in Egypt? Hannah Rashdan explores some of the answers discussed last week

'Something must break'
Is the Egyptian labour movement ready to assume the role of an agent for political change? In these times of war, recession and unemployment, writes Fatemah Farag , it might still be possible