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The terrorist attack in Sharm El-Sheikh was this weekÅs dominant theme of political cartoonists: Saadeddin in Egypt's daily Al-Ahram; The Saudi daily Okaz, by Salim Al-Hilali.

"What happened was indeed a heinous act of terror. There is no argument about this. But as we attempt to deal with this story we should not confine ourselves to asking what happened and forget to look ahead to what is coming." -- Fahmi Howeidi, Al-Ahram

"The time has come for this great and important religious institution to bring its weight to bear on the domestic, regional and international levels and to get its Ulamas to launch a far-ranging campaign to explain the true meaning of Islam." -- Galal Dweidar, Al-Akhbar

"The worst sin committed by the United States is that it confuses terrorism with the legitimate right of people to resist occupation." -- Taha Abdel-Alim, Al-Ahram

"Is the UN, international organisations and governments satisfied with only words of condemnation and denunciation? The world is aflame but all what people hear are words. They see no deeds." -- Jamil Al-Ziabi, Al-Hayat

"We are tired of warning that ignoring terrorism or justifying it is a crime that everyone will pay for. Terrorism is an enemy of all religions and mankind so there should be a unified effort to confront it." -- Ahmed Al-Rabie, Asharq Al-Awsat

"These acts in fact give legitimacy to American intervention in the Arab region under the pretext of self-defence and gives credibility to what neo-cons in the US administration call 'the clash of civilisations' and the 'Islamic threat'". -- Majed Kiali, Al-Bayan