Al-Ahram Weekly Online   29 July - 4 August 2004
Issue No. 701
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Bloody denials
As the crisis in Darfur takes more and more lives the Sudanese government continues to deny any responsibility, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Un-resolving the crisis
Yasser Arafat appears to have faced down one domestic challenge to his methods of rule. There will be others, writes Graham Usher from Ramallah
All for reform
The call for Palestinian reform is all well and good, but how deep run the roots of corruption, asks Lamis Andoni
Doomsday scenario
Jewish terrorist groups are plotting an attack in Jerusalem, reports Khalid Amayreh from the West Bank
Treason in a time of struggle
A cement scandal exposes rampant corruption among PA officials, writes Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank
Arabs pledge securing Iraq
Iraq's explosive security situation was at the centre of Iyad Allawi's regional tour, Omayma Abdel-Latif reports
Rescue mission underway
Dina Ezzat watches Cairo's attempts to extinguish some of the region's fires
Gearing up for September
President Mubarak's address to the nation on the 52nd anniversary of the 1952 Revolution raised hopes of impending political reforms. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Odd circumstances
Fatemah Farag looks for clues regarding the arrest of internationally renowned Egyptian architect Mamdouh Hamza in London
One step further?
In Baghdad, Ahmed Mukhtar looks at the preparations leading up to Iraq's national conference
The right to reintegrate
The new Iraqi administration is struggling to come to terms with the country's past as de-Baathification becomes re-Baathification, writes Karim El-Gawhary
Documenting death
The Iraqi city of Falluja continues to be the target of US forces strikes which claim the lives of many innocent civilians. Frank Wallis looks back at the massacre which took place in April and argues that President George W Bush went to Falluja to destroy an enemy which did not really exist
Arab opinions
Two opinion polls on Arab attitudes towards America revealed an unprecedented level of mistrust and opposition towards the policies of the Bush administration, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington
Afghan election fears
Amid much tension, the Afghan authorities are desperately trying to build up security precautions in time for the upcoming general elections, reports Peter Willems from Kabul
Home baked
Commercially-produced bread is threatening an age-old tradition of home baking. Rania Khallaf reports
Longest season on earth
The curtain has at last been drawn on the longest-ever national football league. Mohamed El-Sayed reviews the season gone
Sudan

Sudanese refugee women gather at the Zam Zam camp in Darfur... --caption--

A tragic state
By Azmi Bishara

 

 

Unity above all
Mustafa Barghouti calls for a united Palestinian front
A dangerous summer
As Bush slips in the polls no one can be sure what the increasingly panicked neo-conservatives will do, writes Hassan Nafaa
Turmoil in Gaza
As it prepares itself for the departure of the Israeli occupation forces, Gaza has paradoxically sunk into turmoil, writes Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Just a little idealism, please
Nader Fergani seeks to escape the corrosive pragmatism that has wreaked havoc across the region
Courting self-destruction
Samir Ghattas contemplates the inexorable decline of the Palestinian authority and its alternatives

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