Israel's dead end
Edward Said wonders: is Israel more secure now?

A question of context
Suicide bombers, 'Islamic' terror, the Taliban, Osama Bin Laden: these are not products of another planet, writes Amr Elshoubaki

Terrorism and technology
Technology increases terrorism's potency. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed looks into the significance of this feature

Where have the values gone?
The "loss of sense," the "disappearance of values" or the "clash of civilisations": are these insurmountable obstacles? Jérôme Bindé and Jean-Joseph Goux outline paths for the future

Recycling violence
The world's sole superpower is showing leadership, but to what end? Ahmed Abdel-Halim examines the implications

Civil society in a rickety world
Nabil Abdel-Fattah measures the aftershocks

Editorial:
Made in America

Close up
The Arab Afghan tragedy
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
Economic nationalism
By El-Sayed Elewa

Naguib Mahfouz
Three feasts