Al-Ahram Weekly Online   30 September - 6 October 2010
Issue No. 1017
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Between heightening and burning into consciousness
How should the Palestinian resistance movements respond to Israeli gains? By avoiding the dangers of burning into consciousness and finding a way towards its heightening, writes Mohsen Saleh in Beirut
A welcome return
Abdel-Moneim Said bids farewell to protest and hails the nitty-gritty of politics
Myths that kill
How does the US media fabricate conventional wisdom that contradicts all the facts? Steve Breyman gives examples
More than a charade?
Participants at a debate on the current round of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians gave mixed assessments on their likelihood of success, writes Mamoon Alabbasi in London
Lockouts and irrelevance
This year's UN General Assembly was exceptional only in the degree to which civil society was excluded and substance was avoided, writes Curtis Doebbler
Partioning Iraq
Muhannad El-Azawi documents the planned destruction of Iraq following the US invasion and calls on Iraqis not to fall in the trap laid for them
Hesder quiz: where's Israel?
A recent survey of Israel's religious schools came up with some surprising, and shocking, results, writes Mahmoud El-Yousseph
'Mister Smith' leaves Washington
Every once in a while people's faith in politics is restored, notably by men of courage and integrity, writes James Zogby in Washington
Nick Clegg's Zionist hymn-sheet
British Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg seems to be changing his tune on Palestine, writes Stuart Littlewood in London

Editorial:
Dealing a duff hand

Close up:
Sectarian stuff
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
We know how to live together
By Ammar Ali Hassan


This week:
Ahmed Maher

Cartoon by Gomaa

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