Al-Ahram Weekly Online   28 August - 3 September 2003
Issue No. 653
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Sign of the times
The appointment of Daniel Pipes to a Washington-based think tank begs a great many questions, writes Mohamed Hakki

Knights and dragons
The US and Israel are dangling the Palestinian state like a carrot. But, warns Hassan Nafaa , it may just be part of a charade

Degenerating into chaos
The attack on the UN compound in Iraq signals that global terrorism now considers the United Nations and not just the United States to be a legitimate target, writes Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

Israel's new eugenics
Israel's new marriage law amounts to a genetic purification ritual, argues Todd May

Voices of dissent
Robert Jensen addresses the challenges facing the anti-war movement in the US

The right to choose
The right of return of diaspora Palestinians implies their right to choose to return. Khalil Shikaki replies to Salman Abu Sitta

Politics not culture
The US administration still seems puzzled by Arab and Muslim repugnance. The matter is really not so difficult, though, says Gamil Mattar

Do you call this capitalism?
Capitalism is advancing as it sheds its classical skin. Marxist predictions have been fulfilled -- at least in part, says Galal Amin

Tributes
Tributes

Editorial:
Last ditch support
Now is the time for the US administration to stand up for Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas...

Close up
Abandoning the roadmap
US President George W Bush may be about to back track on promises to implement the roadmap and create a Palestinian state by 2005...
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
The will to understand
The death of the former weapons inspector Dr Kelly was tragic in more than one sense...
By Shawqi Aql

World cup bid
I was pleased to find out that Egypt has offered to host the 2010 World Cup...
By Naguib Mahfouz


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