Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 December 2004
Issue No. 722
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Fine-tuning reform
Egypt's new government has the right intentions, writes Ibrahim Nafie, but it still needs to set concrete goals
Signs of reconciliation
Hostility between the American public and Islam resides in fiction as much as fact, argues Mustafa El-Feki
Arabs and globalisation
Arabs, especially Arab youth, are grappling with an encroaching identity crisis, writes Ramzy Baroud
The tortoise and the hare
The US and China are following totally opposed geopolitical strategies. Who will be the winner? asks Immanuel Wallerstein
Those who inspire
On the cusp of a new year Anouar Abdel-Malek remembers old friends
A new maturity?
Osama El-Ghazali Harb detects signs that Washington has finally understood the importance of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
A historic opportunity for peace?
How justified is the wave of optimism now sweeping over the Middle East, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Great expectations
And then the dam broke, writes Galal Amin
Neck and neck
Charlotte Ashley assesses the candidacy of Mustafa Barghouti

Editorial:
A silence that kills

Close up
Pay in advance
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
The QIZ conundrum
By Khalil El-Anani

The media's long road
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Hassan Hamdi

Cartoon by Gomaa

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