Overcoming irregularities
Economic freedom is not synonymous with negligence, as a landmark court ruling on the loan deputies case shows. Ibrahim Nafie writes
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Magic thought and wishful thinking
With a wave of the wand, everyone is happy. In the meantime, writes Edward Said, those who are suffering must continue to do so
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Moving with the times
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed wonders whether the new line adopted by Kim Il Sung's son in the Far East can cast light on the future behaviour of Hafez Al-Assad's son in the Middle East
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A tradition of repression
If freedom of opinion is not absolute, it cannot exist. Ahmed El-Baghdadi comments
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Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
For your information
Arab ministers of the interior and information hold their meetings with a rigour and regularity unknown to any of their peers.
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Editorial
Moments of truth
US statements on commitment to the Middle East peace process are encouraging indeed. State Department officials have announced they will not "take a summer vacation," but will work tirelessly to reach an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Return of the spirit
consider Hadith Eissa Ibn Hisham the first modern Egyptian novel. Although it has not received the attention it deserves from researchers, I believe it is a great work.
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Soapbox
Opium for the masses
By Nabil El-Qutt
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