Held accountable
When analysing the causes of religious extremism, advises Ibrahim Nafie, the US would do well to examine its own conscience

Wishful thinking, present and future
Diaa Rashwan finds nothing credible in the "post-Islamism" school of thought

Cracks in the western alliance?
After following President Bush's State of the Union address and the ensuing debate in the World Economic Forum, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed wonders just how solid the western alliance really is

Surviving the odds
Israel's humiliation of Arafat is not the end of hope. It could be the beginning, argues Azmi Bishara -- but only if the Palestinians change their approach

Manufacturing terrorism
Marwan Bishara tries out an explosive recipe

How to restore hope
Sharon's policy of destruction destroys more than buildings, writes Mustafa Barghouthi

Editorial:
Gift horses

Reflections
Exercises in mortification
By Hani Shukrallah

Close up
The new resistance
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
Victims and criminals
By Amr El-Choubaki

Naguib Mahfouz
Reality check

This week: Fayza Abul-Naga