Al-Ahram Weekly | Features

		19 - 25 August 2004 Issue No. 704 Features	Current issue Previous issue Site map
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Once described as "Paris on the Nile", Cairo is in dire need of a facelift. Nevine El-Aref reports on the latest initiative to beautify the city

The lives of Darfur refugees in Egypt are harsh and, as Yasmine Fathi finds out, they feel at once grateful and guilty just to be alive