Al-Ahram Weekly Online   14 - 20 December 2006
Issue No. 824
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Tied with Europe
Mubarak's European tour will further improve relations with Egypt, writes Doaa El-Bey
Enabling technologies
The importance of using IT in training and educating young people with special needs was underscored at a specialised workshop last week reports Reem Leila
Paris plunges into Egyptology
An exhibition of historic treasures that lay for centuries on the Mediterranean seabed is now on the second leg of its European tour, Nevine El-Aref reports from Paris
Pros and cons
In an exclusive interview, Speaker of the People's Assembly Fathi Sorour tells Gamal Essam El-Din why he is not in favour of redrafting the constitution in its entirety
Upping the stakes
The Cairo Judges' Club is to sue the minister of justice, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Strikers prevail
The demands of striking Mehalla workers have been met, reports Karim El-Khashab
The spectre of chaos
Kifaya may be in its death throes but this week's workers sit-in at the Ghazl Al-Mahalla textile factory shows that dissent is alive and kicking, writes Amira Howeidy
The European connection
Jailan Halawi sifts through the sparse details emerging about a terror cell said to have been broken up by Egyptian security forces
Tampering with freedoms
A conference on freedom of expression in Egypt tackled many thorny issues, Mohamed El-Sayed attended
Of mice and men
Pierre Loza finds out that the man accused of leading a street gang that allegedly murdered and raped dozens of street children was viewed as a simpleton by those who knew him
What women want
The last of a four-part report warns that discrimination against women is still rife and impeding progress in the Arab world. Gihan Shahine reports
'Reform is our battle'
Following his release from prison, Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian tells Amira Howeidy he doesn't know why he was detained or why he was set free
A town in hot water
Armed clashes continue between fishermen and the police over polluting the Nile. Salonaz Sami investigates

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