Al-Ahram Weekly Online   8 - 14 September 2005
Issue No. 759
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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President Hosni Mubarak -- the ruling National Democratic Party candidate -- arrived at the Heliopolis Girls School at 8:15 am...
So much hope
On election day, Wafd's presidential candidate Noaman Gomaa hoped that election results were not predetermined and stressed that only the people could facilitate a truly democratic electoral process, reports Reem Nafie
Come in
A last-minute decision to allow local monitors into polling stations had the opposite effect -- raising doubts about the transparency of the polls. Gihan Shahine reports why
Crying foul
A leading opposition presidential candidate accuses the state of rigging yesterday's elections, vowing to contest their legitimacy, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Behind the story
Serene Assir visits the press centre catering for journalists covering the elections
Election pulse
Surveying the scene at hundreds of poll stations in the capital and across the country, Al-Ahram Weekly sought out voters' dreams and concerns
No guarantees
Judges supervising yesterday's presidential elections vowed to expose any rigging they see. Mona El-Nahhas spoke to them on the eve of the vote
Enough is still enough
What are Kifaya's options following Mubarak's election, asks Amira Howeidy
Courtroom battles
Tuesday's ruling upholding the decisions of the Presidential Elections Commission staves off a potential constitutional crisis, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
What next?
A new prime minister, a new parliamentary speaker and changing executive and legislative roles -- Gamal Essam El-Din explores the possible follow-ups to yesterday's first multi-candidate presidential elections
Project people power
Everyone has an interpretation of what the campaign means but people get tongue-tied when you ask: "Have the elections inspired you to think more about politics?" Tarek Atia unties a few knots
Drive to change
Hossam Badrawi, a leading member of the National Democratic Party's influential Policies Committee, talks to Shaden Shehab about the obstacles of the present, and plans for the future
Street talk
Cairenes discuss Egypt's presidential elections with Serene Assir
The star shines again
Egypt, the United States and 10 other countries are staging one of the Middle East's largest war-games exercises, code-named Bright Star 2005. Amirah Ibrahim reports
Islamic masterpiece
After five years of painstaking work, the splendid Ibn Toloun Mosque is again welcoming worshippers and visitors. Nevine El-Aref attended its official inauguration
Campaigning for the economy
Salah El-Amrousi assesses the economic platforms presented by the Ghad, Wafd and NDP parties

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