Al-Ahram Weekly Online   9 - 15 September 2004
Issue No. 707
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The widest possible public
A new spirit of collective action is in the air as the NDP approaches its national conference, writes Ibrahim Nafie
Getting real
The Arab nation must move beyond conspiracy theories and see how it is itself responsible in part for its woes, writes Mustafa El-Feki
Reign of evil
Republicans beat the drums of war in New York and a gang of criminals butcher impoverished Nepalese workers in Iraq. The contrived clash of civilisations is becoming all too real, warns Azmi Bishara
Getting real
The Arab nation must move beyond conspiracy theories and see how it is itself responsible in part for its woes, writes Mustafa El-Feki
Putting Prudence before posturing
Syria must act now, as must the Lebanese, to forestall potentially grave consequences, writes Hassan Nafaa
The Republican mind
The orchestration of the Republican National Convention showed clearly that democracy is black humour in the United States, writes Curtis Doebbler
Be very afraid
The revival of a Cold War elite committee says a lot about how far Washington's neocons are willing to go to keep Americans in a state of fear and perpetual war, writes Sam J Noumoff

Editorial:
Partners in crime

Close up
Olympic moments
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Crying out
By Gamal Fahmi

Culture and peace
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Russian school siege

Cartoon by Gomaa

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