23 - 29 July 1998
Issue No.387
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 23 - 29 July 1998 Issue No.387 |
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| Editorial
Writing on the wall A foiled car bombing attempt in West Jerusalem last Sunday should be seen as a warning of the mayhem expected to erupt in the event of the total collapse of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. --read on--
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Naguib Mahfouz Confessions from the heart Self-disclosure is an important part of the Arabic literary tradition. The confessions of Al-Ghazali are an important example, but not the only one. --read on-- |
| Why is Netanyahu so popular? There is no denying that Netanyahu is popular in Israel notwithstanding his flagrant blunders, mistakes and scandals. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed tries to explain why |
Soapbox How to resist globalisation By Mustafa Kamel El-Sayed |
| After the final acre One more acre, one more goat: as the Zionists continue to consolidate their plan through very real expropriation and demolition, Edward Said looks at the tragedy of an unmobilised people, led by mobile-toting bureaucrats surrounded by bodyguards. The end is nigh, and we are still in never-never land |
 This week: Hafez Al-Assad |
| One world, one value Sovereignty, national interest, and citizenship are anathema to globalisation, writes Gamil Mattar. This is why financial and economic efforts are geared, through the institutions of civil society, toward undermining the relation between state and society |
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| The Arab panacea won't work this time Will a summit say much and do little? Hassan Nafaa suggests it is only a temporary solution |