'No candidate for peace'
Israel lacks any culture of peace, and under the leadership of Sharon is bent, more than ever, on fuelling destruction, writes Ibrahim Nafie

If looks could kill
Gamil Mattar comments on the US's image problems

The Bush-Sharon summit
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed wonders whether Bush and Sharon can see eye to eye in the present circumstances

Unexpected allies
James Zogby feels the time is right for a campaign to increase Americans' knowledge of Arab and Muslims

Double-thinking, double-speak
Mustafa El-Feqi warns against a return to obscurantism

More than just a carry-on
America's new enemy is pushing all the wrong buttons. Mohamed Khaled Al-Azaar wonders if this is the dawning of the age of multilateralism

Editorial:
Enemies everywhere

Close up
Politics for real
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
The carrot's roots
By Abdel-Alim Mohamed

Naguib Mahfouz
The ultimate protagonist