Al-Ahram Weekly Online   13 - 19 April 2006
Issue No. 790
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

From bad to worse
Iraq is falling apart. What can be done to avoid partition, asks Ibrahim Nafie
Smooth transition
If some of the factors in each case are different, the Arab world could learn much from the Spanish transition to democracy, writes Gamil Matar
In Focus: Flu and mismanagement
Failure to identify the incoming sources of avian flu raises questions over the government's competence to ensure public health, writes Galal Nassar
Image and reality
Revolutionary and statesman: the two roles have often been played by the same leaders. Will this be the case with Hamas, asks Abdel-Moneim Said
A civilised democracy
Proponents of democracy do not always, or only, come from within the civil branch of state and society, writes Amin Howeidi

Cartoon by Gomaa

Editorial:
Beyond the vacuum

Close up:
A true fourth estate
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
By blood received and shed
By AUTHOR

Dialogues of Naguib Mahfouz:
Prophecy and pageantry
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Jalal Talabani

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