Al-Ahram Weekly Online   9 - 15 March 2006
Issue No. 785
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Political realism
Ibrahim Nafie argues that Hamas must not be pre-judged
Sane Britain disappears
With liberal apologists all but in line, the ground is being prepared in Britain for the clash of civilisations US neo-cons have been dreaming of, writes Jonathan Cook
Reform moving backwards
Is political manoeuvring opening the way for the presidency to be inherited? It seems so, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
Divided they fall
Things are not looking too rosy for those determined to act as midwives for an Islamic state. Ibrahim Nawar explains why
Continuity and evolution
Ahead of the G8 Summit in St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin outlines the goals of Russia's G8 presidency
In search of sanity
Abdallah Al-Ashaal argues that the controversy over Danish cartoons depicting the prophet can only be settled in the courts
Rice on top of the world
The US State Department's new drive towards invasive diplomacy only reveals the continuing arrogance and dangerous recklessness of the current American administration, writes Gamil Matar
Journalism and jails
An imprisoned press is a reflection of an imprisoned regime, writes Galal Nassar
Palestine at the crossroads
It is Israel, not Hamas, that should be pressured to moderate its position, writes Hassan Nafaa
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Editorial:
Unholy alliance

Close up:
Zero-sum game
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Managing avian flu
By AUTHOR

Dialogues of Naguib Mahfouz: Summits with accountability
By Naguib Mahfouz


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Abu Bakr Ezzat

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