Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 February 2005
Issue No. 730
Culture 		 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Stairways of the nation
The celebrated scriptwriter Wahid Hamed tells Salonaz Sami about the characters in Alaa El-Aswani's immensely popular novel, The Yaqoubian Building
Of jeans and self belief
Omar Taher tells Rania Khallaf about the challenges of the vernacular
Suspenders of disbelief
Injy El-Kashef questions the meaning of national treasure
The subject and the phallus
Artist Rabab Nemr is reluctant to divulge the secrets of her upcoming exhibition to Ali El-Guindi
Promising perspectives
Amal Choucri Catta counts her Arab musical blessings
Plain Talk

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