Al-Ahram Weekly Online   11 - 17 October 2007
Issue No. 866
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The Islamist spring, is it over?
Political Islam seems to be running aground across the Arab world, writes Khalil El-Anani
Farewell to the virtuous
Mohamed Herzallah celebrates the principled life of recently deceased Palestinian leader Haider Abdul-Shafi
UN or US pawn
The opening of this year's UN General Assembly highlights well the rift that exists in the world body, writes Curtis Doebbler
In Focus: Divide and rule
US plans to partition Iraq have been on the back burner for almost two decades. Now the future of the Arab world for generations to come hangs on whether or not they succeed, writes Galal Nassar

Editorial:
Our divisions help no one

Close up:
Day of protest
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Not just a press crisis
By Ayman Abdel-Wahab


This week:
Omar Sharif

Cartoon by Gomaa

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