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Pertinent questions
Arab public opinion is increasingly incensed by Washington's machinations. Ibrahim Nafie examines the reasons

Symbols amid the rubble
Nothing rallies Palestinians behind their leader like Israeli attempts to unseat him, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

The second anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada falls on Saturday, 28 September --See supplement--

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Questions awaiting answers

Ahmed Abdel-Halim:
From Al-Aqsa to Iraq

Salama A Salama:
Beyond adolescence?

Mustafa El-Feki:
Losing the Intifada

Koichiro Matsuura:
The unfulfilled promise

Egypt
A long road ahead Stability in the region remains in the balance, although tensions have been decreased. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report	NDP congress' aftershocks NDP parliamentarians had much to say about the results of their party's general congress, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

Region
Response in isolation Under siege in Ramallah and curfew in the territories, Palestinians ponder changes in strategy, reports Khaled Amayreh	Appetite for destruction US preparations are underway for a full-blown invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein as the Bush administration works on a tough new resolution at the Security Council, writes Salah Hemeid

AL-AQSA INTIFADA SPECIAL
For two years the Al-Aqsa Intifada has continued against all odds. The cry of an all but extinct brand of heroism, it bears testimony to the dignity of resistance and the power of the powerless to assert their humanity --read on--
Low point of powerlessness As Sharon escalates his criminal war against defenceless Palestinians, Arafat has the courage and defiance to resist, says Edward Said And he has his people with him on that score Those who give us hope Mustafa Barghouti believes that the unflagging support Palestinians got from peace activists all over the world was one of the most significant factors in the two-year long Al-Aqsa Intifada Of victory and defeat It has been a year of Israeli victories and Palestinian defeats. There are few signs it will change. Graham Usher, in Jerusalem, looks at the Intifada two years on Tightening the noose With Israel fighting an undeclared Israeli-Arab war in the occupied territories and the US upping its anti-Arab rhetoric, life for the Palestinians is not getting easier. How should the Arabs react, asks Gamil Mattar
	Beyond negotiations Taghreed El-Khodary spoke to 82-year-old Haidar Abdel-Shafi, popularly dubbed as the "Godfather" of the Palestinian cause. Unwelcome citizens of a racist state As Al-Aqsa Intifada enters its third year, Palestinians living in Israel are stripped from their privileges and dubbed "fifth column", Jonathan Cook writes from Nazareth

International
Peace at hand An end to one of the world's bloodiest conflicts is in sight and Sri Lankans rise to the challenge, writes Gamal Nkrumah	Muzzling Möllemann Will Gerhard Schröder's narrow victory after a nail-biting election race diversify German politics? Sustained efforts to silence even moderate criticism of Israel and the US suggest otherwise, writes Dominic Coldwell

Economy
NDP looks to the market The ruling NDP congress has declared its support for free market principles. Gamal Essam El-Din investigates the implications of this unprecedented move	The politics of FTAs Trade between Egypt and the US still plays second fiddle to political considerations, writes Aziza Sami

Tariq Ali:
Escaping dogma
Profile by Fatemah Farag

Fishy stories
Injy El-Kashef delves in some deep recesses

Limelight
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz

Culture
Dreams of escape Hani Mustafa watches the winner of this year's Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival	Films and Passion Marianne Khoury speaks to Mohamed El-Assyouti about the making of 'Ashiqaat Al-Cinema; Amina Elbendary reviews this documentary study of six pioneering women
>i< An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo >i<

Living	Features
Parents, analyse this As the new school year begins, parents once again fret over their children's future. Mona Amin seeks expert opinions on the matter of education	Meeting the president Danny Scechter experiences an encounter of the unexpected kind

Heritage	Travel
Alexandria before Alexander Egyptians have allowed Greece to claim Alexandria as a Graeco-Roman legacy. Jill Kamil goes back three hundred years before the great Mediterranean capital was founded and attempts to set the record straight	Stars in your eyes The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium couldn't come with a better pedigree. Jenny Jobbins set out to do some stargazing, but found the only stars were the ancient scientists themselves

Sports
Sitting pretty Egypt is in the enviable position of being the first African country to host the Sitting World Volleyball Championship for the disabled, writes Abeer Anwar

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