Issue No. 863
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Beyond the rhetoric
Mustafa El-Labbad reviews the shift in the French position on Iran signalled in statements made this week by France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner Calling Israel's bluff
Washington's purported peace conference could be bad news for Abbas, figures Khaled Amayreh  Ramadan woes
While it ought to be a month of reflection and celebration, for Palestinians Ramadan simply highlights their hardships, writes Saleh Al-Naami Sadr out again
While Petraeus sees military progress, Iraq's US-backed political scene lurches from crisis to crisis, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti Pressing for reconciliation
There can be no winners in the confrontation between the independent press and the government, writes Shaden Shehab 'Helpline' for victims closed
Cases of torture have dominated the headlines for months now. But what, asks Karim El-Khashab, has the accompanying public uproar achieved Polls apart
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on this week's second stage of NDP elections Freedoms in focus, again
Dina Ezzat reports on a new episode of Egyptian-American tension, this time on religious freedoms Cut down to size
UNESCO may not be happy with the planned Cairo Financial and Tourist Centre, overlooking the Salaheddin Citadel, but it has approved continued construction as long as its recommendations are met, reports Nevine El-Aref  Islamist inertia
In shutting the door to change, difference and reason, contemporary Islamist movements bind themselves to a mummified past, writes Salah Eissa The moral alternative
Instead of bringing politics into religion, we should consider bringing moral and ethical values into politics, writes Ammar Ali Hassan With friends like these...
America and Israel spin propaganda circles around the Arabs, fumes Sami Moubayed Day for Darfur
Prospects for peace are still uncertain after a global day of action for Darfur and the Sudanese president's trip to Italy, writes Gamal Nkrumah Agriculture sector overhaul
Three key agricultural laws are expected to top the agenda of the new parliamentary session scheduled in November, reports Gamal Essam El-Din  Marching to a different beat
Political climate change is heating up American minds, observes Eric Walberg Justice denied
The case of the Cuban Five continues to expose the politicisation of US courts, writes Faiza Rady Not the chicken's fault
A no-go zone finds expression on TV, writes Salonaz Sami Breakfast at Daly's
Hani Mustafa takes the subject matter of serial drama to pieces |
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UNDER FIRE: Presiding over the agency's 51st regular session in Vienna on Wednesday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed El-Baradei came under attack from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who decried his "soft-handling" of Iran's nuclear programme...  Ramadan exclusive
By Hanan Sabra
 Reading Islam's holy book
By Eric Walberg
War criminal
The only way of averting further international catastrophe is to force Bush from office and prosecute him for international crimes, writes Hassan Nafaa Courting the enemy
Can the West sit down with Al-Qaeda to negotiate the terms of peace, asks Ayman El-Amir Muslim Americans today
Homeland discrimination for Arabs and Muslims remains a staple feature of Bush's war on terror, writes Abdus Sattar Ghazali Overcoming us and them
The core of racism and war runs deep, but must be exposed and combated, writes Ramzy Baroud Occupation still the issue
The core of the Middle East's many problems remains Israel's military occupation of Arab lands, writes Mohamed Higazy Orientalism's local allies
Arab liberals discredited themselves when they embraced foreign invasion in the name of domestic rights, writes Galal Nassar |
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