Egyptian vision
President Mubarak's meetings next week with President Bush could not come at a more crucial time, writes Ibrahim Nafie

What must be done
Abdel-Raouf El-Ridi addresses leaders of 'the Greater Western World'

Taking stock
Facts on the ground may be grim in Iraq, but a regional and global logic can still be discerned, writes Hassan Nafaa

Not Pepsi or Coke
Arab-Americans who identify with conservatism and tradition should rethink their alliance with Bush, writes Azmi Bishara

Picking up the pieces
The UN is hardly well placed to step into an Iraq that it was complicit in ruining. The time is now for it to renew its legitimacy by addressing the issues independently of conquering powers, writes Ayman El-Amir

Illusions of reform
Arab intellectuals talk about reform but don't want to think about Islamism, writes Hassan Abu Taleb

Why was the summit postponed?
The Arab summit crisis has placed new pressures on an already fragile Arab system. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed comments

Editorial:
Unity is not a joke

Close up
Interactive reform!
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Unity begets reform
By Abdel-Ghaffar Shukr

The next Arab summit
By Naguib Mahfouz

This week: MUQTADA AL-SADR