Al-Ahram Weekly Online   2 - 8 February 2012
Issue No. 1083
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Fighting on many fronts
As a political crisis intensifies locally, international anger over human rights violations added to the woes of the ruling military, Amirah Ibrahim reports
Islamist takeover at the People's Assembly
The two leading Islamist parties have taken over most committee positions in the new People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Brothers and Salafis to sweep pallid poll
Islamists are expected to take the upper consultative body of parliament, the Shura Council, after several secular parties withdraw
Turning the tables
Attacks on the Muslim Brotherhood during the anniversary of the revolution have provoked furious counter-attacks from Brotherhood spokesmen, writes Amani Maged
Square demands
Egypt's revolutionary forces are back in Tahrir demanding early presidential elections, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Maspero à la Tahrir
After being the venue for protesting Copts, Maspero now hosts anti-SCAF rallies. Rasha Sadek blends in
Saying no to mobile phones
One year on, many Egyptians have not forgotten the role played by the country's mobile phone providers during the 25 January Revolution, writes Ameera Fouad from Alexandria
El-Adli pleads innocent
Lawyers defending former interior minister Habib El-Adli have accused the US and Israel of plotting to kill protesters during the 25 January Revolution, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Take the money and run
A spate of armed robberies hit Egypt this week. But early indications appear to show that there is more at stake than money, reports Jailan Halawi
Change at Al-Azhar?
The sudden endorsement of a draft law designed to regulate Al-Azhar has stirred controversy, reports Gihan Shahine
Book fair set on a revolutionary course
The odds were stacked against the 43rd Cairo International Book Fair, writes Nevine El-Aref
Canal city has its own showcase
The people of Suez celebrated the anniversary of the revolution with the opening of their long awaited National Museum, reports Nevine El-Aref
Diagnosis might help modern medicine
American and Portuguese archaeologists performing scientific research on a 2,200-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy have diagnosed that the unidentified man was suffering from prostate cancer, Nevine El-Aref reports.

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