Al-Ahram Weekly Online   1 - 7 July 2004
Issue No. 697
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Waiting for the go-ahead
Egypt is working alongside the Palestinians. To do otherwise is inconceivable, writes Ibrahim Nafie
Separation spells racism
Polls confirm time and again the racism rooted deep within Israeli society. The struggle for Palestinian rights, therefore, has always been universal, writes Azmi Bishara
Clinton and the US presidential elections
With his book, My Life, appearing at a critical stage of the US presidential campaign, Bill Clinton can play an important role in determining the outcome of the elections, writes Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Children in chalk circles
The minds and psyches of our children are being torn asunder, says Hussein Ahmed Amin
Transatlantic rifts
Europe has stood firm on the side of reason in world politics. In the wake of American mistakes, old Europe may have the upper hand over US neo-cons, writes Hassan Nafaa
Mind over matter
In Abu Ghraib racism trussed up as scholarship spelled torture. Louis Werner traces the linkages
What really happened
Conventional wisdom often has it wrong; Reagan did not bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union, writes El-Sayed Amin Shalabi

Editorial:
Perpetual transition

Close up
Media reform!
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Our own reform
By Awatef Abdel-Rahman

Cultural redemption
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Luis Figo

Cartoon by Gomaa

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