Seoul mates
Ibrahim Nafie writes

Self-determination for all
Another bombing, another butcher. Edward Said reflects on the illusion of world leadership

The media and democracy
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed draws attention to basic flaws in the credibility of news coverage at a time trustworthiness in that field is so essential for democracy

Identity, entity, independence
The EU recognition of the Palestinians' right to a state is the most clearly formulated declaration of European independence from US policy to date. It can still be improved upon, writes Abdel-Qader Yassin

Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
A rehearsalfor war
For the first time since the end of World War II, a real war has clouded Europe's skies. While the battlefield may be limited to a narrow area in central Europe, the methods of warfare and the management of combat operations have drawn largely on state-of-the-art technology, smart weapons and intelligence systems. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz Slip of the pen One critic has remarked on the continuity and development of religious, as opposed to socialist, themes in my work. According to him, some critics in Egypt consider me a socialist, but the truth of the matter is that I tend to

Soapbox
Our fascists
Mohamed El-Sayed Said

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