Alexandria Arab Reform Conference

Slowly but surely
The Arab world needs reform, but it must come from within, President Mubarak told last week's Bibliotheca Alexandrina reform conference. Nevine Khalil reviews his inaugural speech

A pervasive term
With an avalanche of initiatives inundating the Middle East, Arab civil society was invited to develop a homegrown plan. But can reform really take place without government consent, asks Sherine Bahaa

Ambivalent response
Amira Howeidy talks to critics of the Alexandria reform conference

The economics of reform
Participants at the Alexandria reform conference offered familiar prescriptions to age-old economic problems, reports Niveen Wahish