Al-Ahram Weekly Online   13 - 19 September 2007
Issue No. 862
Special
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

In the opening years of this century, the world was presented with a historic confrontation between the West and Islamic and Arab worlds. This confrontation has been used in the pursuit of imperial agendas. American failure in Iraq has left underlying reasons exposed. Can the damage done be repaired?
Why the West attacks us
The West and the Islamic world clash not because of religion, but because a Darwinian current has taken hold in the West that reduces life to mere production and consumption, writes Abdel-Wahab Elmessiri
Losing hearts and minds
In its attempts to counter the backlash from its policies, Washington has failed to draw Arabs to its side, writes Amr Hamzawi

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