Al-Ahram Weekly Online   18 - 24 December 2008
Issue No. 926
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Water, oil and Israel
Anti-Israeli demonstrations are an understandable expression of the popular will, writes Assem El-Kersh
Gaza's untold story
Gaza's long history proves one point: it outlives all colonisers, writes Ramzy Baroud
Greeks bearing gifts
The recent riots in Athens reveal the underlying malaise of Greek society, writes Bronis Polychroniou
The art of the possible
Success in politics takes realism and patience, writes James Zogby
Dialogue of cultures
East-West dialogue is meaningless while inequalities in power skew the balance between the two sides, writes Hassan Nafaa
Indicting Bush
Soon heading out of office, Bush and his advisers should be tried as the war criminals they are, writes Ayman El-Amir
World without borders
Samir Sobhi takes the concept of global village to its logical conclusion
Is US foreign policy a blessing?
Beyond cathartic critique, is not the wreckage and havoc wrought in the Middle East by the US a blessing in disguise, asks Stuart Reigeluth

Editorial:
The Iranian agenda

Close up:
Hapless times
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
No need for another agency
By Doha Abdelhamid


This week:
Muntadhar Al-Zaidi

Cartoon by Gomaa

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