Al-Ahram Weekly Online   19 - 25 February 2009
Issue No. 935
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Lines already drawn
The Middle East is in the throes of a radical transformation and still no one seems to notice, writes Khalil El-Anani
Israel the exception
The normal rules governing state conduct do not apply to Israel, it appears, writes Shahid Alam
In focus: Doing it the Obama way
The policy overall appears the same, just the means differing. This is what Obama portends in the post-Bush era, writes Galal Nassar
The new Afghan nightmare
With his predecessor sunk in the quagmire of Iraq, Obama appears set to be lost in the wilderness of Afghanistan, writes Ramzy Baroud
Israelis vote against peace
Whatever the result of Israeli coalition wrangling, the next Israeli government is almost certain to put war on the top of its agenda, writes Nicola Nasser
Slumdog and underdog
Danny Boyle's latest creation encapsulates not only the struggle for survival in India, but also the challenges and opportunities faced by India's Muslim community, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed
Shifting sands
Hossam Tamam examines ways in which the Israeli war on Gaza has redefined the contours of the Islamist scene

Editorial:
What to expect now?

Close up:
Bibi's back
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Globalisation's many faces
By AUTHOR


This week:
Tzipi Livni

Cartoon by Gomaa

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