Al-Ahram Weekly Online
26 July - 1 August 2001
Issue No.544
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'Things we will never talk about'
Israel is adopting the method of 'quiet assassinations' against the Palestinians in an attempt to avoid international outcry, reports Khaled Amayreh from Hebron

Speaking her nation's mind
Hanan Ashrawi is the Arab League's new Commissioner on Information and Public Policy. But she is not about "apologising, rationalising or doctoring" official Arab policies. Credibility, she says, is gained only "when you express your people's reality without distortion". Graham Usher spoke to her in Jerusalem

Israel tortures Palestinian children
Two human rights reports reveal horrifying details about Israel's practice of torturing Palestinian children, Rasha Saad reports

In the shadow of war
For the time being, the accent among the Arab states is on containment rather than escalation, writes Dina Ezzat

New law unleashes discontent
Jordan's new election law and decision to postpone parliament vote has come under fire from the country's opposition. Lola Keilani reports from Amman

Berber protests The right to an identity
Recent Berber protests in Algeria have divided their immigrant community in Europe, Judit Neurink spoke to a prominent Berber professor on the roots of the problem

Islamists on the move
An apparent split among Turkey's Islamists does not necessarily weaken their chances of winning upcoming parliament elections, Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul

Region Briefs
A Criminal's welcome
Breaking the ice
Four Yemenis convicted for blast
Talks with Iraq deferred
North Africa tour


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