Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 - 31 August 2005
Issue No. 757
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Campaigns co-opt media insiders
Mustafa El-Minshawy looks at the debate surrounding journalists participating in the various presidential candidates' election campaigns
'What elections?'
Shaden Shehab finds a variety of reactions to the question: "Are you going to vote in the upcoming presidential elections?"
When boycott means vote
So what does the Muslim Brotherhood's "positive boycott" of the presidential elections really mean? Jailan Halawi looks for answers
Sizzle without the steak
The media, not the candidates, are proving more competitive in the presidential elections campaign. Dina Ezzat reports
An Arab-Israeli thaw?
Dina Ezzat outlines the likely impact of the Gaza withdrawal on Egyptian-Israeli relations
All flights grounded
A mosaic floor with birds and a foliage design and a wooden ibis statuette are two of this week's main discoveries. Nevine El-Aref reports on the findings
Corruption in the air
Top aviation officials have been charged in a major corruption case that has rocked the industry. Amirah Ibrahim reports
Competence and the commission
The Presidential Elections Commission comes under attack as the campaigns heat up, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Judges in two minds
After hints that judges were set to relent on their threats to boycott supervision of next month's poll, it looks like the issue is up in the air again. Mona El-Nahhas investigates
Monitoring plans undeterred
Though the government will not allow local observers to monitor the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, Gihan Shahine discovers that rights groups remain undaunted
Democracy 101
Some see the presidential campaign as a superficial exercise in make-believe. Perhaps, writes Tarek Atia, but it also has the potential to be a dress rehearsal for the real thing
Trading on promise
Presidential candidates are struggling to show their electoral pledges are more than campaign talk, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

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