Where is the American Zola?
Who will unmask the distortions and outright lies that disguise the major tragedy of our time, asks Samuel Hazo

One year on
A year after 11 September: How much has the world changed, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

Countdown to chaos
Arguments full of holes can hardly hide the truth, which is about oil, elections, and finding a scapegoat, writes Haim Bresheeth

Editorial
Glibly certain

Reflections
Nights at the circus
By Hani Shukrallah

Close up
The image thing
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Don't just stand there
By El-Sayed Eleiwa

Dream worlds
By Naguib Mahfouz

This week: Name here Hamid Karzai