Al-Ahram Weekly Online   28 July - 3 August 2005
Issue No. 753
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Update 30 July 2005:
Mubarak runs for president
The signs ahead
Amira Howeidy examines interpretations of the Sharm El-Sheikh attacks
Cause and effect
In the wake of the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings the opposition renewed its attack on the performance of the Interior Ministry, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif
Disengagement countdown
Palestinian Authority says it is kept in the dark about the details of the Gaza withdrawal, reports Khaled Amayreh
Sunnis on board
The return of Sunnis to the Iraqi constitution panel may end a deadlock, but will it improve Iraq's prospects for stability, asks Salah Hemeid
A revolution revisited
What do celebrations of 23 July mean to today's Egyptians, asks Dina Ezzat.
Related cases?
With links being made between the bombings in Taba and Sharm El-Sheikh, all eyes are on the trial of three suspects in last year's blasts. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports from Ismailia
Surviving Sharm
Jailan Halawi spent the week in Sharm El-Sheikh, in an attempt to discover how the blood-stained Red Sea resort was coping with the effects of last Saturday's blasts
Mixed signals
How bad will the effect on tourism be? Rehab Saad monitors the possible impact
Transparency at last?
The Sharm blasts tested Egypt's crisis management expertise. Reem Nafie and Mustafa El-Menshawy monitor the government's performance on the ground, in the air, and on TV
The Sharm rendezvous
In the wake of last week's attacks on Sharm El-Sheikh, the Red Sea resort bravely busies itself with preparations for hosting this week's Arab summit, writes Dina Ezzat
Release and rewind
Samir Geagea is finally out of prison and he promises to change the entire Lebanese political spectrum, Sherine Bahaa reports
Tribal persuasions
Yemen's fuel troubles simmer down as a deal is done between tribal leaders and the president, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sanaa
Twice in two weeks
British authorities are at pains to assure the country's Muslim community that they are not all regarded as terrorists, writes Ahmed Reda from London
Spare the rod and spoil the child?
Last month at a high-profile conference in Cairo, violence against children was probed, prodded and condemned. Welcoming newly introduced services such as a child abuse hotline were announced in the course of the proceedings. Serene Assir delineates one of the region's more disturbing phenomena
Wedding alterations
After three days of intensive "wedding fashion" research, Reem Nafie tells brides-to-be the latest do's and dont's
Egypt

SEEKING LIGHT: Attempting to make sense of the tragedy that struck so suddenly last week, tourists, residents and employees in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh lit candles...
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Identity and democracy
by Azmi Bishara

 

Manipulating terror
Condemning terrorism is not enough. Its cause must be identified and fought, writes Hassan Nafaa
Was it Al-Qaeda?
In investigations of the Sharm El-Sheikh attacks, the spectre of Al-Qaeda may be a bogeyman concealing the real culprits, writes Diaa Rashwan
Look below the surface
Egypt has failed to take a holistic approach to security and terrorism, standing blind before the social and behavioural roots of radical Islam, writes Nabil Abdel-Fattah
Why the killing?
A culture of alienation is growing in the Muslim world, one fed by those who claim to be the defenders of Islam, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Deepening contradictions in the Middle East
As Egypt's presidential and parliamentary election campaigns were poised to begin, the country was suddenly faced with the deadliest terrorist incident in its history. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed comments
Masters and deputies
As US forces train Iraqis to secure the occupation, action is needed to push the Americans out, writes Amin Howeidi
Tributaries of terror
by Salama A Salama

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