Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
6 - 12 August 1998
Issue No.389
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Adapting the model
On his return from an extended Asian tour, Ibrahim Nafie reflects on the lessons we can learn from the East, and the immediate impact of Asian developments on the Arab world

Close up
Signs along the way
Salama A. Salama
For the past 10 years, the transformation of the urban landscape has proceeded apace. The number of main roads linking cities all over the country has doubled. --read on--

Salvaging a moribund process
The rapidly deteriorating Middle East situation calls for a bold undertaking. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed believes the Egyptian-French initiative can fulfil that requirement

Editorial
Talk and double-talk
The so-called Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations are now verging on the absurd. The United States, the omnipotent superpower and supposedly the main broker in the peace process, throws in the towel in disgust with Israeli intransigence and withdraws to the sidelines. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz
Share and share alike
My friendship with Tawfiq El-Hakim began with Midaq Alley. --read on--

Waiting for the fish to bite
Strategic dialogue requires open minds and mutual concessions. Amin Hewedy explains

Relief from sanctions addiction
With the postponement of the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act, vocal opposition to sanctions is emerging in the United States. As James Zogby writes, awareness of a possible backlash effect is gaining ground


This week:
Ibrahim Nafie  
Soapbox
Bring in the new
By Rifaat El-Said