Issue No. 827
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Changing gears
Gamal Essam El-Din assesses the response to the Shura Council's approval, in principle, to the 34 constitutional amendments requested by President Mubarak War shadows
Deteriorating relations between Fatah and Hamas could turn the spectre of war into a reality, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank  Nothing resolved
Saddam Hussein's execution may have ended an era in Iraq's turbulent history, but will his successors be able to avoid the abyss of sectarian strife, asks Salah Hemeid To the bitter end
Despot or hero, for Egyptians speaking to Jailan Halawi, the execution of Saddam was the assassination of a nation that buried many secrets Still living hell
Saddam is hanged and the government plans to send the army door to door to root out the resistance, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti  Sins of omission
The true story behind the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, the US bombardment of the country and the instalment of the pro-Western and secular transitional government has yet to be told, writes Gamal Nkrumah  Until further notice
Egypt's effort to mediate among Palestinian factions, on one hand, and between the factions and the Israelis, on the other, is floundering at the moment, reports Dina Ezzat NDP acts to rally support
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on moves to build a consensus behind President Mubarak's call for constitutional amendments Space gets smaller
Judges have rejected the state's plan to minimise their role in supervising coming elections. Mona El-Nahhas reports What's in the bag?
It is yet unclear whether blood bags supplied by the company of a parliamentarian were contaminated or not. Reem Leila investigates Turmoil continues
Senior Fatah leader Nabil Amr tells Erica Silverman that Hamas must moderate its position or nothing Commentary: Sanity's last call
If Bush doesn't radically change direction on Iraq, the region could be massively upturned, writes Ramzy Baroud  A witch-hunt for our times?
Gihan Shahine finds out if the Islamic veil is turning into a militant gesture Long overdue
Jeanette Atiya hails a bibliography of Arabic literature translated into English that will serve as an indispensable guide to both the general reader and the specialist  The saintliness of sand
On Coptic Christmas, Mohamed Wassim turned his lens to the Monastery of Saint Paul If things could talk
Rania Khallaf enjoys the first full-length novel for children in Arabic Ripples of sand, not caramel
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef |
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An Israeli soldier patrolling past a closed Palestinian store. On its door is the Jewish Star of David, daubed by Jewish settlers living in the centre of the West Bank Palestinian town of Hebron...
New Year imperatives
The Arab world must be careful not to get trapped between Israel and Iran as America re-articulates its regional policy, writes Hassan Nafaa Fixing ties
The Muslim Brotherhood must be incorporated within the political process, argues Amr Elchoubaki . But this requires movement by both the organisation and the regime The decline of empire
Arrogant and deaf to history, the American imperial moment already appears short-lived, writes Ayman El-Amir Once bitten
A state with temporary borders would spell the end of the Palestinian cause and rights, writes Mustafa Barghouti In Focus: Controversial legacy
Contentious in life, Saddam Hussein retains in death the power to animate and divide, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Aswan oil |
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