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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 7 - 13 November 2002 Issue No. 611
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As Ramadan begins Muslims everywhere prepare for a month of fasting and celebrations. In Baghdad.. --see caption--

Opinion

Ibrahim Nafie:
When confusion reigns

Abdel-Moneim Said:
The perverse logic of slogans

Gamil Mattar:
The wrong go-betweens

Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Has World War III begun?

Ilan Pappe:
Beyond the air lock

Games in the chamber
Ayman El-Amir examines the mechanisms resulting in a new Security Council resolution on Iraq

Tuning in
Ramadan has begun against a backdrop of escalating regional tension. Gihan Shahine gauges the spirit of this year's Holy Month

Egypt

The force of peace
After a tour of several Arab states, President Mubarak turned his attention to the Israeli people themselves, reports Nevine Khalil

Regulating or restraining?
The executive regulations of Law 84, the highly controversial NGOs Law, are finally out. Mariz Tadros gauges the reactions

Dream's wake-up call?
How long will the government tolerate private satellite channel Dream TV? Shaden Shehab digs for answers

Protocols, politics and Palestine
Amira Howeidy reports on the furore surrounding a Dream-produced TV series alleged to contain anti-Semitic material

Region

Lesser evils
There will be general elections in Israel in February 2003. Few Palestinians expect any good to come from them, reports Graham Usher in Jerusalem

A new beginning?
The Islamist Justice and Development Party rewrote the Turkish political map on Sunday with a landslide election victory. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara

Of fences and crossings
Israel intends to sow a trail of destruction through Falamia's best farmland. Jonathan Cook reports on the plight of olive farmers in the West Bank village

Learning through letters
After months of media debate over the morality of America's war on terrorism, US and Saudi intellectuals are planning to meet face to face. Rasha Saad reports

International
The Iraqi connection The US is threatening to come down hard on the Yugoslav Federation as the story of their military cooperation with Baghdad unfolds. Adisa Busuladzic reports from Belgrade	Uncertain hope for Pakistan After three years of military dictatorship, Pakistan is taking steps to reverse its international pariah status, reports Iffat Malik from Islamabad
Pan-African peer pressure This week's African summit in Abuja is seen by some as a milestone on the road to political reform and economic recovery. Others believe it is part of a process to facilitate Western penetration of the continent, writes Gamal Nkrumah	Russian roulette The October hostage crisis has spurred a muddy torrent of misinformation and is threatening to trample civil liberties in Russia. Shohdy Naguib, in Moscow, seeks answers from the chairman of the Russian Islamic Committee

Economy

Focus

"No time for escapism"
Egypt may have succeeded in dodging the negative effects of 11 September, but its economy is not yet out of danger. World Bank Director in Cairo Mahmoud Ayub talked to Niveen Wahish

Prognosis: drastic surgery
Enough cosmetic reforms. If it is to meet the twin challenges of a rapidly changing world and a revolutionised job market, the Egyptian education system is in need of a total overhaul, argues Talaat Abdel-Malek

Bridging the divide

Participants at a recent conference on dialogue between the West and Islam were more concerned with the end result of the dialogue than the conference's agenda. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports on their deliberations in Granada

Mona Abdel-Ghani:
In camera, and out
Profile by Gihane Shahine

Adding insult to injury
Injy El-Kashef pleads guilty

Limelight
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz

Culture
American spell Nehad Selaiha compares two American productions seen in Cairo last week	Gathering one more time The Supreme Council for Culture held its second women's conference last week. Amina Elbendary couldn't quite keep up
>i< An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo >i<

Living	Features
Fasting makes me fat Once again, the month of fasting -- and feasting -- has come round, and the word 'fat' pops into our heads. Yasmine El-Rashidi looks at how you can keep those jeans buttoned-up all the way through Ramadan	Caught in limbo Ferried out of their countries of origin by turmoil and thrown at the tender mercies of oft-reluctant host states, refugees have always had a rough time. Now, additional US security checks are complicating matters, writes Negar Azimi A goal for all Thousands attended a marathon in Cairo this week to help raise funds for children with cancer. Dena Rashed was among them
Travel
Golden opportunities How much of Bahariya Oasis can one see in a weekend? Jenny Jobbins discovers a wealth of natural and historical treasures

Heritage	Sports
Emblematic and essential Pharaoh In recent years the Palazzo Grassi in Venice has held exhibitions reviewing the major civilisations of the past, now it is focusing on Egypt and Nevine El-Aref describes the stunning display	Like father, like son Last Saturday the third Al-Ahram Al-Arabi International Horse Endurance race saw a son surpass his father. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab follows the herd with Al-Ahram photographers Mahmoud Moussa and Salah Ibrahim in a Jeep

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