Tax, slaughter and lies
What can Arab Americans do? James Abou Rizk offers suggestions in an abridged version of a speech he gave to the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee conference

A second age of reason
An explosive mix of discontent and fundamentalism is brewing within the context of a new world order. Rushdi Said ponders the consequences

Getting others involved
As President Bush comes forward with his new peace plan, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the prospects of widening the debate

Reoccupying Palestine
All peace efforts will be doomed to failure, as long as we deny the true nature of Israeli operations, writes Mustafa Barghouti

A tale of two world orders
Amidst the US preoccupation with its 'war on terror' and new allegations about Israel's nuclear capabilities, Ayman El-Amir argues that the international order is moving further away from the principles embodied by the UN Charter

Bulldozed to oblivion
Corporations dealing with Israel bear responsibility for the uses to which their products are put, argues Neve Gordon

Editorial:
Constant attrition

Close up
Forbidden to speak
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Occupation and democracy
By Abdel-Alim Mohamed

State awards again
By Naguib Mahfouz

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