Edward Said:
Dark at the end of the tunnel

Hassan Nafaa:
Bars on the window of opportunity

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
On compromise solutions

Zeinab Radwan:
A woman's world
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Gamal Nkrumah

One custodian of the nation has undertaken a phenomenal initiative. Amina Elbendary speaks to the scholar, tracing the obsession that led to this feat

Sub-continental surprise
Injy El-Kashef seeks authenticity

Full deal, or no deal
Bill Clinton's decision to postpone his departure for Japan has sent the three-way Middle East summit into overtime. Hoda Tawfik reports from Camp David

The great divides
The gaps are said to be wide in the negotiations at the Camp David summit. Nowhere near as wide as the aspirations that separate Israelis and Palestinians. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Mood watching at the Camp
The tight media blackout imposed by Washington on the ongoing peace talks between Palestine and Israel have left reporters with nothing but speculation. Thomas Gorguissian, in Camp David, does his share

As the huddle continues in Camp David, Al-Ahram Weekly keeps an eye on the main "sticking points" of the negotiations
'Our homeland is not for sale'

What dreams may come
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Missing the point
The government's handling of a remarkable Supreme Constitutional Court ruling on Parliamentary elections has elicited a range of reactions from the judiciary

Closer to democracy
Placing parliamentary elections under full judicial supervision may have significant implications for the nation's political future. Gamal Essam El-Din explores what the next four months may have in store

The road to reform
Opposition representatives, speaking to Nadia Abou El-Magd, believe the amendments to the election law are merely the first steps on a long road

A risky business
The Press Syndicate has announced that a deal pending approval will pay the salaries of striking Al-Shaab journalists, but it's a drop in the bucket for troubled Al-Shaab, reports Amira Howeidy

Piling up the charges
On the authority of a 1992 military decree, as well as Penal Code provisions, NGO figure Saadeddin Ibrahim and several of his associates remain in custody, report Jailan Halawi and Mariz Tadros

Circling the wagons
Despite the mountain of evidence that it is technologically infeasible and politically misguided, Marc Munro reports that the Americans are determined to realise their dream of a national missile defence system

Whose economy is it anyway?
IMF-inspired policies in Latin America have often borne fruit at the macro level, but tell that to the people these programmes are supposed to benefit, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

Island mentality
As leaders from the world's richest nations huddle together on the Japanese island of Okinawa for the G-8 summit this weekend, the plight of the poor will not feature on the agenda, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Indonesia Balkanised
Riddled with ethnic warfare, separatist movements and a ruined economy, Indonesia is on the brink of an abyss, writes Faiza Rady