Insults of the imagination
The chorus of accusations against Egypt in the American media grows ever more shrill and fantastic, writes Ibrahim Nafie

The screw turns, again
It falls to the victim to show new paths of resistance, writes Edward Said

Anti-terrorism versus anti-globalism
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the significance of the World Social Forum meeting in Porto Alegre today

Weighing the options
Mohamed El-Said Idris explains why resistance is necessary

The first of these is justice
Kamal Abul-Magd asks an age-old question, and finds new answers are possible

Faith is not enough
Religious dialogue: a panacea for international ills? Nabil Abdel-Fattah has his doubts

Editorial:
Out of mind

Reflections
The infinite crossroads
By Hani Shukrallah

Close up
Arafat and after
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
Eastern experience
By El-Sayed Elewa

Naguib Mahfouz
China for us