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5 - 11 July 2001
Issue No.541
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Sharon's guerrilla war
The Palestinian leadership is convinced Israel is readying for a major military action. They could be right, reports Graham Usher from Jerusalem


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Building for the future
Press Syndicate elections are a barometer of everything from politics to architecture. But who got Shaden Shehab's vote?		 Syndicates headquarters
Ibrahim Nafie

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Inching towards the abyss?
Cairo has been warning that a ceasefire that fails to deal with the substantive issues of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is doomed. Developments, as Tarek Atia and Nevine Khalil report, seem to prove it right

Courtroom fireworks for Al-Nabaa
The trial of Mamdouh Mahran by a State Security Misdemeanours Court took an unexpected turn in its latest session, reports Shaden Shehab

Going for the roots
Intellectuals are urging root solutions to the problems raised by Copts in demonstrations late last month. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports

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RefugeesIf international humanitarian law applies anywhere, it is in the occupied Palestinian territories. Why, then, is it not being respected? In Geneva, Dina Ezzat examines Israeli violations, and the efforts being made to mitigate the most pernicious effects of an intolerable occupation

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Hebronising the West Bank
PalestineIsrael's "restraint" translates into the settlers' latitude and both are policies authored by Ariel Sharon. Graham Usher reports from Hebron

Grappling with a manifold crisis
As Berbers continue their revolt in Algeria, Diaa Rashwan explains how their demands reflect serious discontent throughout the country: especially among the young

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Race to Durban
In the first of a series of articles, Helmy Shaarawy reviews some key conceptual issues raised at preparatory meetings for the first World Conference Against Racism soon to be held in Durban, South Africa

Gone for a president's ransom
Milosevic in The HagueSlobodan Milosevic is now in a cell at the international tribunal in The Hague. But why isn't he joined by other leaders who should be on trial for similar crimes, asks Gamal Nkrumah

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The challenge to conserve
Egypt is embarking on an ambitious plan to rationalise the use of its energy resources. Sherine Nasr investigates

'The yin and yang of IT'
The hippie days of the Internet are gone and as competition heats up among Egypt's IT portals, commercial ambition replaces vows to save the world, Jasper Thornton reports

Zuzanna Skālovā
Zuzanna Skālovā:
Divine representations
Profile by Fayza Hassan
Pot Pourri
A woman's worth
By Fayza Hassan
Restaurant review
Ideal types
Injy El-Kashef climbs Mount Olympus

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An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo LISTINGS
Light, more light
Mohamed Khan's Ayyam El-Sadat grants Nur Elmessiri a glimpse of the terrifying power and glory


From page to stage
Nehad Selaiha is bewitched and repelled by a stage version of a popular satirical novel

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Facing up to the future
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara -- the city names are evocative of a fabulous civilisation; they hold pride of place in Islamic history. Yet what of their present? On the eve of the 10th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, Fatemah Farag tags along for a meeting of the Egyptian-Uzbek Cooperation Committee

Heliopolis
The setting of sun city
The students of the University of Helwan's Faculty of Fine Arts are mourning the fate of Heliopolis. Fayza Hassan attends a commemoration

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Sinai Icons
Sinai goes to Greece
Nine unique icons from St Catherine's monastery in Sinai are now on display in Athens, along with an illustrated manuscript. Nevine El-Aref describes the masterpieces

Egypt - Holland
History is already made
The under-20 Egyptian football squad made it to the semi-final of the World Youth Cup. Alaa Shahine reports on the history-making feat

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