Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 June 2010
Issue No. 1003
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Testing the border
Two weeks after it decided to open the border crossing with Gaza, Egypt continues to deny passage at will, reports Amira Howeidy from Rafah
A world of promise
While Egypt pledges to improve its human rights record in Geneva, NGOs remain sceptical, reports Doaa El-Bey
Shura election results contested
Widespread allegations of vote rigging dog the newly-elected Shura Council, which meets next week to elect a chairman and two deputies, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Towards a resolution
A unified personal status law may settle the conflict over divorce and remarriage between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the state, reports Reem Leila
Museum of the century
Nevine El-Aref attends the inauguration of the first two stages of the Grand Egyptian Museum
The view from abroad
Mohamed El-Baradei takes the NAC's message of reform to London, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Chilled court
The dispute between lawyers and judges is escalating, reports Reem Leila
Unanswered questions
Accusations that a 28-year-old man was brutally beaten to death by the police have provoked a wave of public unrest, reports Mohamed El-Sayed

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