Al-Ahram Weekly Online   9 - 15 August 2012
Issue No. 1110
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Sovereign threat
Sunday's Rafah attack was a violation of Egypt's sovereignty that cannot be overlooked, writes Dina Ezzat
The testing ground
The terrorist attack in Rafah presents the first major challenge to President Mohamed Mursi and his new government, Emad Gad explains why
Carnage at sunset
Ahmed Selim reports from Rafah on the men with black flags
Anger at the Brotherhood
President Mohamed Mursi and Prime Minister Hisham Qandil were prevented from attending the funeral of victims of the Rafah terrorist attack this week, indicating growing anger with the Muslim Brotherhood, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Gaza pays the price for Rafah attack
Hamas politburo chief Moussa Abu Marzouk tells Amira Howeidy he suspects Israel infiltrated the terrorist group which killed 16 Egyptian border guards in Rafah
Hamas condemns border attack
Hamas offers security coordination following Sinai killings, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah
Look no further
Muslim Brotherhood leaders accuse Israel, writes Amani Maged
New cabinet, new woes
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's in-tray is already piled high, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Judgements being made
The appointment of a reformist as the new justice minister had judges talking, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Reforming the interior
With public perceptions of a lack of security running high, will Egypt's new minister of the interior be able to overcome the country's challenges, asks Reem Leila
Bearded art
Nevine El-Aref asks what is to become of Egypt's culture and heritage in Hisham Qandil's government
Alarming incidents in Dahshour
While the Muslim-Coptic confrontations in Dahshour may not have been only sectarian in nature, they drew on an alarming record of hostility, reports Dina Ezzat
Names are out
New editors-in-chief of state-owned newspapers have been selected amid heated objections from many journalists, reports Reem Leila
"You" -- The Unique "You"
Al-Ahram Weekly Founder and Editor-in-Chief Hosny Guindy passed away nine years ago this week, leaving a fine legacy behind him
Remembering Hosny Guindy
Al-Ahram Weekly Founder and Editor-in-Chief Hosny Guindy passed away nine years ago this week, leaving a fine legacy behind him

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