Al-Ahram Weekly Online   3 - 9 June 2010
Issue No. 1001
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

From clashing civilisations to universal humanism
To solve the region's intractable problems, Obama should turn the shared history between Arabs and Europeans for guidance and wisdom, writes Salah Salem
Piracy and terror
The world's biggest little terrorist is Israel, charges Elias Akleh
A bridge too far
A nuclear-free Middle East is a pipe dream until the US changes its stance towards Israel, writes Ayman El-Amir
Academia and social change
Academia is often seen as the preserve of the critic. It is an empty freedom if society is not transformed via the efforts of criticism, writes Somdeep Sen
Facebook and Muslims
Western hacks reacting to Muslim sensibilities see a rejection of free expression, but not the oppression of the West, cast in the mould of freedom, writes Ramzy Baroud
Searching for Egypt's identity
Once sedentary in character, Egyptians are increasing dynamic, as the country changes wholesale, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Editorial:
In cold blood

Close up:
Union woes
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
How can we accept it?
By Samir Sobhi


This week:
Osama Anwar Okasha

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