Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 June 2011
Issue No. 1053
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

New face, new ideas?
Will there be changes to Egypt's foreign policy after the appointment of Mohamed El-Orabi as the country's new foreign minister, asks Doaa El-Bey
Going nowhere
Homeless families continue to protest in front of the headquarters of state television for a fourth week, reports Khaled Dawoud
Indonesia: the other revolution
What lessons might Egypt draw from the Indonesian experience of democratic revolution, asks Ahmad Mahmoud
Tangled tales
Former president Hosni Mubarak's health continues to be the focus of fevered speculation, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Tightening the grip
Egyptian authorities are stepping up efforts to extradite two ex-ministers and a business tycoon who fled the country during the eventful days of the 25 January Revolution, Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Different from the rest
An amendment to the military judiciary law raises several questions, reports Mona El-Nahhas
'Policies not personalities'
The presidential race is heating up, reports Amani Maged
A blueprint for basic rights
A document published by Mohamed El-Baradei outlining the rights and freedoms any new constitution should enshrine is provoking heated debate, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Open forum
Tahrir Square is now the venue for a vast range of debates, writes Khaled Dawoud
Demand for divorce
On 7 July Christian Copts are due to hold a peaceful sit-in in front of the downtown headquarters of the Justice Ministry to press for their demands to get a divorce and remarry without the Church's consent...
Uneasy lies the head that bears the crown
Is the new Ministry of State for Antiquities really under question about its inability to protect Egypt's great heritage? Nevine El-Aref unravels the latest twists in the plot to unseat the minister
Back to normal for antiquities
For the first time since the 25 January Revolution, Egyptian archaeologists have met to discuss new archaeological theories, research and studies, Nevine El-Aref was at the conference
Every year's ordeal
Regardless of the upheaval of the Egyptian revolution, teenagers still have to confront milestone exams, Reem Leila reports

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