Issue No. 982
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Clambering out of confessionalism
Egyptians of all creeds are trying hard to curb the ungainly spectre of sectarian strife, writes Gamal Nkrumah Taxing questions
Niveen Wahish examines the ongoing debate over the new property tax Spreading tolerance
The People's Assembly called for the formation of a higher council for citizenship as a step to contain tension between Muslims and Christians, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Egypt first?
Dina Ezzat reports on the changing direction of Egyptian-Arab relations MB's coming task
Mohamed Badei, the newly-elected supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, says the movement is committed to political reform through peaceful means and dialogue, Gamal Essam El-Din reports A brief interlude?
Swine flu infection rates fell in the last two weeks, though officials warn the drop could be temporary, reports Reem Leila A cat can look at a queen
Remains of a temple built by Queen Berenike and a vast collection of Ptolemaic statues have been unearthed at Kom Al-Dikka in Alexandria. Nevine El-Aref reports Gas saga drags on
Price adjustments to gas exports only open the door to more questions, Sherine Nasr reports Reconciliation in limbo
Saleh Al-Naami finds out that Hamas and Fatah are still deeply at odds Qaradawi slams Abbas
Accused of treason by one of Islam's greatest living scholars, Palestinian President Abbas is rocked and on the defensive, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Oslo and the end of Palestinian independence
The Oslo agreement aimed to end the Palestinian quest for liberation and justice and continues to pose the most significant challenge to both, writes Joseph Massad Pipe dreams?
Nabih Berri's call to form a committee to abolish political sectarianism triggers heated debate in Lebanon, Omayma Abdel-Latif writes from Beirut Testing the waters
Will warmer Syrian-Saudi relations help resolve the thorny regional conflicts, wonders Bassel Oudat in Damascus New threats to Iraq's elections
Amid mounting fears of a renewal of sectarian tensions in Iraq hundreds of Sunnis have been banned from taking part in the country's parliamentary elections, writes Salah Hemeid An explosive message
A roadside bomb targeting an Israeli convoy in Jordan provides an insight into the kingdom's fragile politics, writes Sana Abdallah in Amman Jack-in-the-box
The Sudanese presidential election campaign is springing surprises, notes Gamal Nkrumah Swim or sink
Mohamed Hafez Abdel-Meguid asserts that a genuine national dialogue in Yemen is its last chance to survive Disengaging the Iranians
A year after it was launched Barack Obama's policy of engaging Iran is at a crossroads, writes Graham Usher in New York Men not invited
Sahar El-Bahr explores Fatakat, Egypt's first Internet forum for women only About to get serious
After breezing through its group with room to spare, Egypt enters the crucial knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations. Abeer Anwar reports |
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FLASH floods and heavy rains that hit parts of Upper Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula this week left 10 people dead and damaged hundreds of houses and dozens of villages, especially in Aswan, Sharm El-Sheikh and Arish.  A mundane spectrum
By Hani Mustafa
Ecstasy at the Palace
By Ati Metwaly
 The house of mirrors
By Sayed Mahmoud
White moderates and greens
American pundits who pontificate on the internal affairs of others only reveal themselves as irrelevant and ridiculous, writes Hamid Dabashi The curse of Muslim lands
Too much innocent blood has been spilled in the name of Islam. It is time the madness came to an end, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed Region on the edge
Washington's best alternative to resource insecurity, regional instability and costly military misadventures is to support true democracy, justice and non-bias, writes Ayman El-Amir The Prophet's promise to Christians
Those who seek to foster discord between Islam and Christianity ignore the decrees of the one to whom Islam was divinely revealed, writes Muqtedar Khan Sectarian tensions are somebody's fault
It is the quest for religious purity that is at the heart of growing sectarian strife in Egypt, writes Amr Hamzawy The deeper threat
The question of Gaza is not just about border security, but also the relation of state and society to religion, or between the secular and theocratic state and the proponents of each, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Salama A Salama: Turkish glamour |
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