Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 August 2007
Issue No. 859
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Al-Qaeda and the modernist wall
So long as the West proposes itself as the sole model of existence, the breeding ground of extremism is present, writes Khalil El-Anani
About-face on Iran coming?
A new US strategy for victory in Iraq may be in the works, warns Hassan Nafaa
Opportunism trumps in Palestine
What do Israel and the US expect from Abbas? asks Ramzy Baroud
In Focus: Taking the helm
While critics are trashing the government on development, few realistic proposals are being tabled, and things are not that bad, writes Galal Nassar

Editorial:
Fresh beginnings

Soapbox
Sectarian mongers
By Amr Elshobaki

Dialogues of Naguib Mahfouz:
Tale of the gas bottle
By Mohamed Salmawy


This week:
Naguib Mahfouz

Cartoon by Gomaa

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