Al-Ahram Weekly Online   16 - 22 March 2006
Issue No. 786
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

More weight on the scales
Dina Ezzat examines the outcome of Mubarak's European tour
Redemption controversy
Reem Leila reports as Egypt's grand mufti pushes for the use of DNA as a means of establishing paternal kinship
Youth get their chance
A handful of Muslim youths presented a positive image of Islam and Prophet Mohamed at a Copenhagen interfaith conference which nevertheless sparked heated debate back home. Gihan Shahine asks why
Trial by fire
The trial of suspects accused of participating in a series of terrorist attacks last year is set to start within days, Jailan Halawi reports
"I fear for Egypt"
Osama El-Ghazali Harb tells Amira Howeidy why he resigned from Gamal Mubarak's NDP Policies Committee
A crime to be silent
The opposition is upping the ante despite a clampdown on dissidents, writes Amira Howeidy
Political reform tops agenda
MPs this week took the opportunity to lambast Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's 30 January policy statement,reports Gamal Essam El-Din
No music in the park
The banning of performances in Al-Azhar Park raises many unanswered questions, writes Rania Khallaf
The long wait
The families of the victims of the Al-Salam 98 ferry have yet to receive death certificates, let alone compensation, reports Magda El-Ghitany

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