Ibrahim Nafie:
Made in Egypt

Edward Said
The landscape of opposition

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Post-Zionism

Naom Chomsky:
Coming full circle

Anthony Sattin:
A glimpse of the eternal
Profile by
Fayza Hassan

Water world
Underwater archaeologists have disclosed the results of a survey of three submerged cities, off the coast of Abu Qir, Alexandria. Nevine El-Aref dips her toe in the water

Building on Beijing
Delegates and activists converged on New York this week to evaluate progress since the landmark 1995 women's conference in Beijing, writes Dahlia Hammouda

Legal shortcomings
Law 153 -- the shortest-lived in Egyptian history -- has been judged unconstitutional. Mariz Tadros examines the likely ramifications

Azhar censorship zealously defended
Parliament's Religious Affairs Committee this week fervently defended Al-Azhar's censorship role. Gamal Essam El-Din was there

The greater Jihad
The armed resistance of Hizbullah was the single biggest factor behind Israel's defeat in Lebanon. But how will Hizbullah's victory translate politically. Graham Usher reports from Beirut

Seeking troubled shelter
Sarah El-Deeb visited Eritrean refugee camps in the province of Kassala in eastern Sudan and reports on how regional and international conditions seem to be working in favour of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir

When in debt, borrow?
Experts claim the economy may withstand foreign borrowing to cover its deficit -- but for how long? Sherine Abdel Razek seeks an answer