Slowly but surely
Democratisation can never be rushed. Rather, it comes as a result of carefully gained experience, writes Ibrahim Nafie
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Paying the price for personal politics
If Palestinian politics seem to be a one-man show, Yasser Arafat is not the only one to blame. Edward Said writes
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The Chinese Revolution's jubilee
Recalling a talk with Chou En Lai 25 years ago, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses how relevant the issues raised then are to China today, as it marks the 50th anniversary of its revolution
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Something's missing here
Abdel-Jawad Saleh ponders the PA's 1999 budget
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Attack and retreat
The Arabs backed down from the confrontation with Walt Disney as abruptly as they had launched their attack; their enthusiasm cooled as quickly as it had been ignited. No one understands what the problem was, or how it was solved, nor the reason for which the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo raised it in the first place, only to declare soon after that no action would be taken.
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Editorial
Resounding approval
Naguib Mahfouz
Writing in my mind
My recent work -- the very short stories I now write, forced as I am by my infirmity to distill every phrase and every idea until I reach its very essence -- has been compared more than once to haiku.
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Soapbox
Kinds of change
Rifaat El-Said
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