Al-Ahram Weekly Online   8 - 14 December 2005
Issue No. 772
Features
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Hungry tide
They need them but do they really want them? Last week, Fatemah Farag investigated the vexed issue of Egyptian migratory labour
A failure explained?
Only four out of 34 women who ran in the People's Assembly elections managed to win seats in parliament. As Reem Leila finds out, they blame the situation not only on political parties but the failure of the National Council for Women to support them

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