Al-Ahram Weekly Online   24 - 30 May 2007
Issue No. 846
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Second thoughts
Radical Egyptian Islamists claim to have rethought their position, but in reality little appears to have changed, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Realism versus resignation
Those who shrink from capitalising on the strengths that they have, multiform as they can be, in the vast chess game of nations are doomed, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
In Focus: Gaza disaster
Regardless of the pressures bearing down upon them, there can be no excuse for violent Palestinian infighting, writes Galal Nassar
The tail and the dog
Pro-Israeli zealots are at the heart of America's poor understanding of, if not belligerent meddling in, the Arab world, writes Gamil Mattar
The bigger history
Though the US has made its bid for empire, the fruits of its efforts -- bitter or sweet -- result from the broader dynamic of emerging global civilisation, writes Azmi Ashour
Israeli exceptionalism
M Shahid Alam examines the roots of Jewish suprematism
Fighting fear
Surveying the legacy of apartheid in South Africa, Ramzy Baroud contemplates the universality of the struggle for justice
Show over substance
The Arab peace initiative is one side of the story, not manna from heaven, writes Amin Howeidi

Editorial:
The region feels the heat

Close up:
Shining stars
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
This sectarian thing
By Salah Issa


This week:
Rachida Dati

Cartoon by Gomaa

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