Al-Ahram Weekly Online   18 - 24 October 2007
Issue No. 867
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Just talk
Ordinary Palestinians have no reason to treat the upcoming Annapolis conference as anything but theatre, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
No free handshake
Arabs are expecting something but not much out of the forthcoming autumn peace conference, reports Dina Ezzat
Cold reality for Fatah
A glimmer of hope for an end to Palestinian infighting, predicts Saleh Al-Naami
Awaiting justice
Amid continual massacres perpetrated by the US occupation and its local allies, millions of Iraqis have fled their homes. From Damascus and Amman, Amanda Noureddine reports on the exodus
Revenge or resolve?
The public is clamouring for action, but the costs will outweigh the benefits, reports Gareth Jenkins in Ankara
A promiscuous interpretation
Is the grand imam of Al-Azhar joining in the attack against independent press, asks Mona El-Nahhas
NDP versus opposition
National dialogue is off the cards at the NDP's November conference, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Face to face with Tutankhamun
The mummy of the celebrated boy king is to be displayed inside his tomb in the Valley of the Kings on Luxor's west bank from next month, writes Nevine El-Aref
Open to abuse
The SPLM's spat with Khartoum highlights the tragic plight of the Sudanese and bodes ill for national unity, frets Gamal Nkrumah
Policing truth
In spite of the indignity, the US Zionist lobby continues to go after anyone who holds a differing view to its ideology, writes Ramzy Baroud
Stop or step out
One of the UN's own calls for the UN's head to stop playing favourites in Israeli-Palestinian affairs, writes Marian Houk in Jerusalem
No holiday here
Hakim's son preaches partition and unity as Iraq's woes abound under occupation, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad
Hardened resolution
A move to force cement producers to end a suspected monopoly of the market took everyone by surprise. Mona El-Fiqi investigates
Wars of vengeance
Overwhelming force will not end Pakistan's war in Waziristan, reports Graham Usher
Recess games
Vlad refuses to play by his erstwhile friends' rules and is not afraid to tell them so. Eric Walberg watches the schoolyard antics
Native scene
Rock, Islam and the American influence on the live-music scene: during Ramadan Rania Khallaf found much to engage her attention
Hope mission
Nahed Nassr meets a young man of accomplishment
The road to Ghana
With a 1-0 victory over Botswana at the Cairo Stadium, Egypt took the last qualifying berth for the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. Inas Mazhar watched the game
Annapolis

THE LOOK SAYS IT ALL: The US might have a hidden agenda as far as Annapolis is concerned, but the November summit is certainly not a ploy to create a Palestinian state...
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Culture:

Imagining immigration
By David Tresilian

Encounter:

Buthayna Kamel
Interview by Ida Sawyer

 

France's new Bonaparte
Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking the most radical shift in French foreign policy since the founding of the Fifth Republic, writes Hassan Nafaa
Combating the dictatorship cult
Human rights and good governance should be linked to foreign investment and aid, writes Ayman El-Amir
Salama A Salama:
Black cat
Editorial:
Why Annapolis?

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