Misplaced punditry
The anti-Egyptian tone adopted by much of the American media is both ludicrous and dangerous, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Does terrorism pay?
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed wonders whether there will be a settlement of the Palestinian problem before its resolution is attributed to terrorism

Friends and other enemies
In the past decade, two major watersheds have brought the US into military confrontation with an Arab party. Hassan Nafaa examines the polarisation process

Prevention is the best medicine
Health is a basic human right, even in an emergency, writes Haitham Khayat

Only the eyes can see
Who should rule the world? Why, the world itself, writes Milad Hanna

Terrorism is the issue
David Hirst discusses attempts to link and delink

Janus made whole
Can Muslims achieve a balanced view of the West? Muqtedar Khan argues that they must

Editorial:
Friendly fire

Reflections
By Hani Shukrallah
Capital strikes back

Close up
The good, the bad and Bin Laden
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
American or global
By Sayed Elewa

Naguib Mahfouz
A day like any other