Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
31 Dec. 1998 - 6 Jan. 1999
Issue No.410
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An incitement to revolt
The Wye Memorandum has meant more of many things for the Palestinians: more settlements, more humiliation and, above all, more repression. Edward Said contemplates the ruins of the peace process

Beyond condemnation
What practical suggestions emerged from the acres of newsprint devoted to the US strike against Iraq? Pitifully few, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Preparing for the third millennium
With only one year to go before the third millennium, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed ponders over how this change should be experienced

Close up
Hopes and fears
The stormy events of the last days of 1998 hint that the new year may be just as violent and full of surprises. This could bring about upheavals in many areas around the world --read on--

After the new world order
The international order is neither stable nor permanent, writes Gamil Mattar. Only the Arabs continue to play the game of nations

Editorial
Zero-sum war games
In human and material terms, Iraq lost a great deal as a result of the US-UK air strikes this month. But there have been other casualties. The UN lost political influence and moral weight --readon--

Naguib Mahfouz
The roots of unity

Soapbox
Global resolutions
Mahmoud Amin El-Alem


This week:
Umm Kulthoum