Electoral farce
There is nothing for America to celebrate in the wake of its disputed presidential elections, writes Ibrahim Nafie
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Global warming
Scientists predict that the earth's temperature will reach critical levels before the end of the 21st century. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the implications of global warming for the human condition
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After the summits -- dotting the 'i's
Hassan Nafaa argues that the sacrifices made by the Palestinians now are the only remaining hope for them to regain their legitimate rights, as well as freeing the will of other Arab countries from the many bonds that fetter it
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Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Meditations on rage
Have the Arab governments lost their ability to be enraged? Nothing remains, it seems, except vapid applause for the martyred stone throwers and poems idolising the dead and bereaved.
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Reflections
By Hani Shukrallah
The logic of peace
Declarations of repentance by members of the all but defunct Israeli peace movement have proved quite revealing.
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Editorial
The tactics of terror
President Hosni Mubarak's decision to recall Egypt's ambassador to Israel is intended not only as a sop to local and Arab public outrage at IsraelÍs continuing brutal assault against the Palestinians but is intended, too, to send a clear message to Israel
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Naguib Mahfouz
Recuperative dreams
The short stories I have been publishing in the weekly magazine Nisf Al-Dunya under the title Ahlam Fatrat Al-Naqaha ("Dreams of the recuperation period") may be based on real dreams. But the dream only partly informs the published story, because I work on the initial idea for a long time before I can turn it into a literary text.
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Soapbox
Clear and crystalline
By Mona Makram-Ebeid
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