Delayed expectations
Arab countries may take small steps towards reform and even smaller ones to resolve acute regional problems, Dina Ezzat follows pan-Arab efforts to grapple with a region in turmoil, and interviews the interim foreign minister of Iraq

Undeterred by violence
Iraqi foreign minister, Houchiar Zibari, spoke to Al-Ahram Weekly as his country was mourning a day of violence

Whose human rights?
While Americans promote occupation as a potential vehicle for human rights, Arabs stall on enforcing the rights they honour on paper