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Double-edged sword
Ibrahim Nafie dissects the vicious circle unleashed by acts of terrorism
The Arab condition
Why do the Arabs never pool their resources to fight for the causes which officially, at least, they support. And how much further can we sink, asks Edward Said
Reproducing 9/11
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the significance of the flare up of terrorist acts this week
Document: Scholars' statement
n our capacity as researchers, professors, documentalists, librarians, technical assistants and doctoral students who specialise on the Middle East and North Africa, we underline the fact that there is no war of religion or civilisation...
The Saddam-Bush showdown
Comparing the characters and careers of the war's two protagonists tells us a lot about the world we live in, writes Abdel-Moneim Said in this installment of a series of articles
Eroding links
Both Europeans and Arabs are about to find out that friendship is not what it used to be, says Gamil Mattar
One defeat too many
Why have the Arabs lost so many wars? Reda Helal questions the security mindset of authoritarian regimes
Our summer of decadence
When not submitting to US dictates, the Arabs are blowing the last vestiges of their political coherence to smithereens. Azmi Bishara predicts a hot season of discontent
Powell's predicament
Mohamed Hakki wonders why Colin Powell, the Bush administration's last hope, is so bent on self-destruction
Qualifying Al-Qa'eda
Diaa Rashwan looks at the links between the recent bombings in Riyadh and Casablanca
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Editorial:
Breeding terror
Across the world concerns over security have been heightened following the devastating suicide bombings that claimed the lives of dozens of innocent people in the Saudi capital Riyadh, immediately reinforced by the terror attack in Casablanca, Morocco...
Close up
A failed cartography
The roadmaps drawn up by the conservative administration that came to power with George W Bush have all failed...
By Salama A Salama
Soapbox
Points of weakness
Got a problem? Well, get others to solve it, or else spend your time complaining you cannot do anything yourself. This is what the Arab approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict seems to boil down to...
By AUTHOR
The author's stance
The author is a citizen and like any other citizen will respond to major events. If people take up arms, for example, the author may join them...
By Naguib Mahfouz
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